Dream Dancer

A long-legged spider steps lightly across a field of soft pink, its body coiled with ornate, shell-like scrollwork. Pale lace-like rosettes float around it, and above, a band of teal and gold Art Deco pattern frames the scene like the top of a theater stage.

Spiders are often met with fear, but here the subject moves with grace, a dancer in a dream more than a threat. The painting asks for a second, slower look at a creature that is usually given only a glance.