My art exhibit in Berkeley, California

The Root of Being

©Anahid 2012 - acrylics, oils and sand on canvas, 36"x24"

The heart is the root of being. It is the first organ that develops in the fetus. The roots of a tree, a human heart.... I like making connections between nature and our lives as humans. I like to make connections because I see these patterns in nature that repeat themselves everywhere, in leaves and roots as well as in our brains and our circulatory systems. We seem to be all part of a mysterious pattern of growth. 

This painting came out of a drawing I did last spring after my husband had an open heart surgery.

I was doodling in my little sketch book with my favorite 4B pencil, trying to deal with what was going on without going bonkers. Although I liked the drawing a lot, I didn't come to paint it months later. I often go through and look at my various sketchbooks, new and old, to see which idea I want to develop or to make into a painting, which isn't always the case.

©Anahid 2011 - the root of being

graphite on paper - 4"6"

Two Summer Landscapes

 ©Anahid 2010- A Day at the Beach, acrylics and sand on canvas, 16"x20"

©Anahid -2011- Water Circles - acrylics on canvas, 16"x20"

Another water scene from our many hikes........

this was a process shot of the earliest phase of the this painting so you can see the development of the painting.