"i will perch on it...", 2023
Aubergine ink on watercolor paper
30h x 22w in, 76.20h x 55.88w cm
"isn't morning glory...", 2021
Aubergine ink on watercolor paper
22h x 30w in, 55.88h x 76.20w cm
"say hello my dear...", 2021
Aubergine ink on watercolor paper
30h x 22w in, 76.20h x 55.88w cm
"lovely lilies are...", 2021
Aubergine ink on watercolor paper
30h x 22w in, 76.20h x 55.88w cm
"a gardens revolution...", 2020
Oil on Marble Plaster Panel with Gold Leaf
43" x 72"
"a curious thing...", 2020
Oil on Marble Plaster Jute on Panel
32" x 40"
"be gentle my dear...", 2020
oil on marble plastered jute on panel with gold leaf
16"×16"
"i have a story to tell you...", 2020
oil on marble plastered jute on panel with gold leaf
16"×16"
"the gang is with you...", 2020
oil on marble plastered jute on panel with gold leaf
16"×16"
"i got the gossip...", 2020
oil on marble plastered jute on panel with gold leaf
16"×16"
"hey buddy...", 2021
Oil on Marble Jute on Panel
8" x 10"
“we need the healing moon…”, 2021
oil on marble plaster panel linen with gold leaf
12”x12”
"finding the warm light...", 2020
oil on marble plastered linen on panel with gold leaf
8"×10"
"my clover patch is life to us..."
Oil on marble plaster linen on panel
10" x 10"
"where is everyone...", 2021
Oil on marble plaster on linen with gold leaf
10" x 10"
“the calm was protested with the white eyes cry…”, 2019
oil on marble plastered jute on panel with gold leaf
24”x48”
"you know it is this way...", 2017
oil on marble plastered jute on panel
14”x20”
"lemons lemons lemons...", 2017
oil on marble plaster linen jute
14"x20"
"fly with me...my lovely...", 2017
Oil on marble plaster panel
24" x 30"
Left: “simply waiting my dear…”, 2019
Right: “flutter me pretty…”, 2019
oil on marble plaster panel, faux crackled paint, with antiqued gold leaf molding
24"x20"
"Through a universal visual language, my paintings are fables created to communicate moral lessons about how we treat the world in which we exist. Fables are timeless devices to deliver, in a simple manner, what can be understood and enjoyed by viewers of all ages. The fable is one of the oldest and most lasting method of storytelling that is easily communicated through fictional examples with the main characters being plants, animals, birds, and insects. These non-human characters exist as human-like entities but still retain their own characteristics giving purpose to why they are chosen for my narratives. For example, the bee symbolizes new beginnings, hard work, and wisdom. Hares are associated with the circle of life, and by extension, with spring, renewal, and immortality. Fawns represent the innocence and purity of youth.
As an artist, I present my narrative in a number of ways using a series of images that represent moments in a story or by selecting a central moment to stand for the story in its entirety. Unlike the traditional fable, I invent my own storylines leaving the viewer to imagine the narrative. As evident in every one of my paintings, the title is the introduction to the fable that I have presented for the viewer to create their own story." - Nathaniel Aric Galka
