Linda Summers Posey

"Survivor's Ghost" 2009 | Acrylic on Canvas | Size = 20" X 16"

The day after Hurricane Ike raged through Houston, I looked out at the branches, leaves, even whole trees filling our street. The sight was devastating and potentially depressing. I realized I had a choice – I could see destruction or I could see some positive possibility. I chose to see: Art materials! The resulting ‘Ike Art’ paintings are created using pine needles, oak leaves, lichens, moss, etc. as my brushes and patterns. It’s very satisfying to create something so colorful and beautiful from bits of that destruction. I love the contrast of the ghost leaf versus its colorful siblings that, in my imagination, soared above the storm and survived.

Item No. 016 | Opening Price = $475 | Artist's Estimated Value = $795 | Current Top Bid =