"Lightning Strikes" Giclee Art Print

I wrote a song called "Lightning Strikes" several months before I made this painting. The lyrics to the song I wrote are the best way for me to describe the story behind this work:

The thought of leaving this world, feeling old
Pain so big, incomprehensible
All I could do was freeze

When the lightning strikes, why don't we run away?
By the time the lightning strikes, it's too late
Is it too late?

I tried to leave early
Feeling young wasn't for me
I couldn't hear my own voice scream

When the lightning strikes, why don't we run away?
By the time the lightning strikes, it's too late
Is it too late?

My body knew the ache, but I couldn't see the zig zag glow
Not even when the lightning struck me

So when the lightning strikes, would you run away with me?

About the Super Natural collection

Ocean waves, snow-capped trees, lightning and thunder, and waterfalls: all of these terms relate to nature. The term "supernatural" usually refers to some force that defies the laws of nature. Yet, I often feel the greatest magic and spirituality through immersing myself in landscapes, observing nature.

What if the real wizardry comes from seeing the magic that's already here, within us and all around us? What can I learn about myself, my inner world, by spending time paying close attention to my surroundings, the outer world? If the creation of art and music isn't magic, what is magic? If the creation of art and music doesn't defy the laws of nature, then maybe the laws of nature have more to do with spirituality and possibility and less to do with constriction and predictability.

The paintings in this series all have to do with finding spirituality, insight, and magic (which can feel supernatural) in nature.