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An unusually shaped calla lily was the inspiration for this piece (part of a personal project I called my “Wallpaper Series”). The wallpaper in the background is upholstery fabric from an old chair and, as I painted and masked it onto the duplicated, inverted and rotated calla lily, what emerged was a surprising panorama - a long wall of other-worldly organisms, an exotic aquatic-like display. The image was colourful and intriguing but I felt it needed something more. And then, standing in line waiting to board the Clipper for Seattle, it came to me. This group, also waiting, was silhouetted against the evening light. I quickly photographed them with my iPhone, re-sized them and plunked them in - a small group of tourists standing before a massive, undulating display, vowing to write home to family and friends about what they had seen.

Composite photograph. Printed and framed using archival materials.