tidal

Medium: Gouache on watercolor paper

Dimensions: 5 X 7 paper in 8 X 10 frame

I love adding my thumbprints to my work. I don't always glob on acrylic that way, but when I do, it always feels special. This is a 5x7 varnished painting on paper, matted to an 8x10 frame.

Accompanying Poem:

TIDAL

I press my thumb

against your skin

so you’ll remember

i look just like you

after all this time

—an imprint

if i could split

the sea

with your smile

i’d hold up both sides

and let you pass

through the waters

to your next season

of brittle stones

and horizon

and mine?

a crashing

siren’s song

waiting for another

survivor to cross

my shores

Additional Details:

• Archival varnish

• Ready to hang in wood-grain plastic frame

• Comes with Certificate of Authenticity

• Signed on back

• Ships with an acrylic screen in the frame to protect the art during shipping. I would recommend removing this plastic screen before hanging as it shows glares, scratches, fine hairs, and fingerprints easily—though totally up to you.

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