Selkies Troy Brooks Oil on wood panel

Oil on wood panel

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multi-figure sculpture

Small figures timidly peering out through windows and doors from inside hybrid architectural/bodily forms symbolize a human desire for an unattainable sense of security

Selkies Troy Brooks Oil on wood panelDetails About Watercolor and gold leaf 7 x 15 in. 2023 10 x 18 in. (f) Framing included The swaying long fronds of kelp forests are food and shelter for thousands of species of sea life. These forests protect the ocean floor from erosion and the destructive power of storms. Fish dart about and hide in the towering fronds, and invertebrates live and feed at the base, while aquatic mammals and seabirds use the thickets to shelter their young from storms