Painting 1 -- This too shall pass.

This is the final painting of the semester. It is about 24 inches by 32 inches and is oil on canvas. It is the culmination of several weeks of work and is to represent the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear explosion in Japan. This is the most complex and ambitious painting that I have attempted. There are some things that I like about it and I am still letting it soak in. The title is to bring to mind the Buddhist idea that all things -- both good and bad -- are transient and shall pass away.