Outside Looking In

Outside Looking In is based on an original painting. The title is a reference to being on the outside and not quite belonging. The top half in teal depicts a wolf. The wolf represents my style of art – he is savage, and he does what he wants – in a more contemporary vain. And the bottom in red is more of the traditional form (it shows the Sisutl, the double-headed serpent). The red represents the backlash or a stop light indicating that some people think the form line shouldn’t be changed, but I added the drips to show that either way, the new style I’m working with will spill into the traditional style without breaking its form. –Artist statement