Prairie Sea

Four siblings set sail on the high Prairie Sea, surging
over the submerged fields at golden hour as a playful group of
prairie dogs paddle alongside.


This piece was
inspired by my childhood growing up in Oklahoma.
It's as much a reflection of the landscape I came
from, as my inner landscape as a child. As a young
girl I was absorbed by the fantasy world of Narnia
and the pioneer life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. This
image gives nods to both. My 3 siblings and I were
known to engage in fantastical play, so the idea of
combining the two into one image -where it's hard to
tell where reality stops and fantasy begins- is
quite intriguing to me. The Scissor-tailed
Flycatchers soaring into the sky are the Oklahoma
state bird and the distant house was our first
childhood home.

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