Momma Canvas Print

This is a momi that lives just up the mountain from us in Tahoe area. The year before last, 2012, in the news the following story appeared. An elderly but fit man who lived in Paradise California was taking his usual hike. He noticed the mother bear with her cubs, he had seen her often, and as usual he respectfully walked on the path away from her ... suddenly a mountain lion jumped on his back and pinned him to the ground. In a moment the mother bear ran up to the scene and grabbed the mountain lion and tossed it away, then ambled back to her cubs. The man was hardly scratched as his back pack took most of the lions claws. This is a true story - the lion survived too. His wife was glad to have him home...

Konar's work is both light and dark in subject, approaching at every turn both the whimsical and the mischievous. He uses the canvas as a stage to capture moments of love and heroism, as well as times of human folly. His characters come from real life, from songs, from poems and from stories. All the stories take place under a starry sky with the drama of the constellations. Unexpected details are presented through the book on a shelf, the image in a mirror, the wallpaper pattern, an individual leaf, and many other visual gestures waiting to be unlocked by the viewer. His technique of using glaze upon glaze creates colors that are deep, rich and vibrant. There is a profound sense of mystery, nuance, symbolism and timelessness in the...