Artist Statement: From a helicopter, I observed the clash of mother nature’s forces – the remaining spews of an active volcano. Witnessing how the warm colors of the fiery explosion met the cool colors of the ocean left me in awe. Using acrylic paint and pigment, mixed with medium, and fluid art techniques (such as air manipulations and canvas spinning), I created the inspiring landscape of colors I witnessed. Moving the paint in a manner that depicted what I saw from the sky that day - the exploding, colliding, and cooling – was challenging. The fierce dance of those forces that I observed reminds me that even during the greatest of disruptions, nature has a way of bringing balance back. In moments of turbulence - there is beauty. May you lose yourself within the colors, the lacing, and movement of this piece. I hope it speaks to you as nature’s beauty did to me.