TRANSCENDENT Akutan He primarily creates images of

He primarily creates images of Ketchikan’s people and landscapes in oil paint and pastels

Arctic themes pervade Marianne’s work

lifesize crabs support the removable bowl with their outstretched claws

I see that wise people choose to face life's challenges directly

TRANSCENDENT Akutan He primarily creates images ofOpen edition print by Alaskan artist V Rae Image size: 12" x 16" Artist narrative: I made the nervous transition from Realism, to what I call Freestyle Expressions, when I began to sense the ineffable in every expression of nature I wanted to paint. Ineffable means too great, powerful and beautiful to be expressed. So it wasnt long until my composition moved from controlling definition to awe of the ineffable. In sports, freestyle pushes the envelope