Doorway Michael Koehler Addressing “beauty” in a painting

Addressing “beauty” in a painting feels too passive

Watercolor and graphite on paper

" My paintings and drawings juxtapose elements of abstract expressionism and classical figuration

Displaying clear social critiques through layered imagery

due to the character's winged pileus cap being reminiscent of the Roman god's signature headpiece

Doorway Michael Koehler Addressing “beauty” in a paintingDetails About Watercolor 5 x 7. 5 in. 2023 9 x 11 in. (f) Framing included The Celtic word for Oak is daur, the origin of the modern English word door, and thus the concept of doorways to otherworlds was bound into the very meaning of oak trees for the Ancient Celts. The Tree of Life (Crann Bethadh) is an tree in a graphic representation of harmony and balance, natures power coming together in an intertwined lacework of beauty, symmetry, and