Island Dog

Artist: Cynthia Potter
Medium: Giclée signed print
Size: 11" x 14"
About the art: I had a dream of playing with my dog in Puerto Rico, which inspired the original oil pastel, and this poem:
Thick grasses hug
the wind-blown island
like golden fur,
rippling in the Caribbean breeze.
Spotted dog leaps
joyfully over the hills,
claiming his tropical playground.
Good dog!

About the artist: Puerto Rico is my childhood home; I lived there from the time I was 4 years old until I went off to college, Carlos & I got married there, and we have gone back to visit my home as often as we can. The nature and people of the island has been a constant source of inspiration to me. Hurricane Maria has destroyed many of the places I played and lived in. Fortunately, my father and stepmother fared the storm well. Though still without power or water, they are some of the lucky ones. So many others have not been so fortunate.