EDGEDANCER

Mar 17, 2026

A woman in a white linen shawl dances carefree along a high grassy ridge that bends and twists into the hazy distance. She glances not at the narrow footing ahead but off to the side. Her arms are out for balance while her eyes are pressed shut as if she's lost in thought. Far ahead along the upper edge of the painting breaks are visible along the ridge. Vertical segments stand like the legs of a broken bridge with gray sky showing through as the wall-like rim meanders to the edge of the painting and back. Shorter impassable segments come more frequently as the trail winds back into nothingness. The woman sees none of it as she daintily high steps in the foreground. Low clusters of wildflowers sit lilac on the verdant green grass as the occasional butterfly hovers nearby. — EDGEDANCER (2002), Acrylic on Gessoboard - 28” x 22”...

From the End of Nature subset of my gallery work, a cautionary tale, “All good things come to an end...” While she dances away her day, the ground which supports her erodes into nothingness.

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Additional images from EDGEDANCER

LEFT: Detail from EDGEDANCER featuring the woman in white linen shawl with the high grassy ridge winding in front of her until it fades in the hazy distance. RIGHT: Figure detail from EDGEDANCER of a woman with shoulder length blonde hair wearing a white linen shawl. Her arms are out for balance as she high steps along a high grassy ridge. With one foot in the air, she glances down at a tiny butterfly taking flight just ahead. — Details from EDGEDANCER

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