My new painting this week is entitled Exploring.
©2012 Mary C. Nasser, Exploring, mixed-media/acrylic on canvas, 3 x 4 inches
This painting layers maps, mica, text, olivine, ephemera, wax, acrylic paint and media on a small stretched canvas.
Most of you know that many of my current paintings are inspired by Kilauea, but I also have very fond memories of hiking the Kilauea Iki Trail – walking across what was once a lava lake!
The 4-mile trail starts in the rain forest on the crater's rim, then descends 400 feet to the still-steaming crater floor. I loved walking among the steam vents, cracks, olivine and rocks.
After walking across the entirety of the crater floor, the trail ascends back up 400 feet, the equivalent of a 40-story building! But the climb is well worth the effort; the last half-mile of the trail is along the crater rim with overlooks of Kilauea Iki. It was rewarding to pause at each overlook and appreciate the experience of walking through a dynamic, ever-changing volcanic crater.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Hope you're having a wonderful week!
Mary^
Most of you know that many of my current paintings are inspired by Kilauea, but I also have very fond memories of hiking the Kilauea Iki Trail – walking across what was once a lava lake!
The 4-mile trail starts in the rain forest on the crater's rim, then descends 400 feet to the still-steaming crater floor. I loved walking among the steam vents, cracks, olivine and rocks.
After walking across the entirety of the crater floor, the trail ascends back up 400 feet, the equivalent of a 40-story building! But the climb is well worth the effort; the last half-mile of the trail is along the crater rim with overlooks of Kilauea Iki. It was rewarding to pause at each overlook and appreciate the experience of walking through a dynamic, ever-changing volcanic crater.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Hope you're having a wonderful week!
Mary^
