Deer Skulls & Rhododendron
Original 9x12 Oil Painting
$900.00
In Deer Skulls & Rhododendron, I explore the tension between beauty and decay—an enduring theme at the heart of my work. The pairing of two weathered deer skulls with the lush, crimson bloom of a rhododendron evokes both reverence and disquiet: a meditation on mortality, memory, and the sacred cycles of nature.
The skulls, stripped of flesh and narrative, rest in quiet dialogue with the flower—still vivid, still alive. Their juxtaposition suggests a kind of resurrection, where death does not silence, but transforms. The rhododendron, often symbolic of caution and danger, becomes both offering and witness in this darkly romantic composition.
Rendered with a painterly realism and chiaroscuro depth, the piece invites the viewer to linger in that in-between place—where stillness is charged with meaning, and beauty emerges not in spite of impermanence, but because of it.
Framed in an elegant, simple black frame. Ready to hang.