30 Sep “Side by Side Swagger” Included in International Juried Show: Pets 2021 – September 30th – October 30th, 2021

Rina Lucas of Staff & Palette  is proud to be invited for inclusion in Pets 2021, an international juried online exhibition. Her original oil entitled “Side by Side Swagger” accompanied by poetry is featured in this exhibit.

“Side by Side Swagger” – an original oil portrait of the artist with her pups Ariel and Eli chauffeured on a side by side ride through the mountains by her husband John for whom this piece is a birthday gift – November 26th, 2020. For the many hours required to complete this painting, original saxophone compositions by friend and colleague Robert Lewis from his brilliant album “Swagger” were playing on a loop in the studio, hence the title of the piece with Maestro’s permission.

“Side by Side Swagger” – a poem by Rina Lucas to accompany this piece – For John

Such a feast
You provide
For this artist’s eyes
As we roll through
Visions
Of what will be
On my canvas,
All that I need
In life
Is on this ride
Where gratitude grows
Alive with songs
That can be seen,
Poetry
That can be painted,
The person
In whom my heart delights,
And our little loves
Whose light and laughter
Resonate
Through this rich, rocky realm
Along the ridge.