Lynda McClanahan

Whispering Springs

Oil enamel on plywood. Image based on a retreat to Toadstool Cabin in Highland Nature Sanctuary.

Snakes & Ladders: the Game of Life

36×36 oil enamel on cradled board. An extended meditation on the role chance plays in life. Also available as a print-on-vinyl board game which can be played.

Lucky Cat With Pinups

24×24 oil enamel on plywood. A meditation on the concept of “pinups:” what is on offer, what is displayed and who gets to display it.

Rest Stop

22×18 oil enamel on plywood. A portrait of our home-decorated 1981 Casita trailer parked at a rest stop out west. Jack rabbits are a gratuitous addition.

Tree of Life

24×28 oil on plywood. Interpretation of the ancient Assyrian Tree of Life. Visual references to Hindu chakra system as well as random popular culture.

Our Lady of the Scioto

36×36 oil on cradled board. Contemplation of what a local goddess might look like. Visual references to Hindu and African influences.

Snake Marriage

24×36 oil enamel on cradled board. An interpretation of lockdown with a long-term marriage partner during the great plague of 2020.

Serenading the Rooster

24×36 oil enamel on plywood. A visual depiction of attempts to quiet a noisy mind.

Motet

24×36 oil enamel on cradled board. A visual interpretation of a medieval song form.

English Channel

36×24 oil enamel on plywood. Image based on a friend’s experience of swimming the English Channel.

11/15/2021