The sky and the sea emerge together to create something beautiful.

Angered by centuries of our callous disregard, oceans are beginning to show us the raw power of that anger. We can respect that to our benefit, or ignore to our peril.

Self Portrait with Pain was done with oil on canvas, and inspired by a feeling state—chronic pain—from a pedestrian accident 41 years ago…

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The feeling of serenity experienced by one's presence within nature; the fading of life from existence to various remnants of the past reminds us that nature should be cherished for its temporality and be preserved otherwise from external harm.

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Image: Sascha Chernesky, 2023

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Drawing of the “bleeding heart” flower, 1865. Public domain via Picryl.

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