As part of the ‘Alternative Energy’ Series, intended to make alternative energy sources personal end emotional, this painting imagines an entire ocean floor with solar panel installations and using the coastal surface areas for solar panels. The painting is a thought starter, and not to be taken so literally. There would be ecological implications and in no way am I intending there to be a disruption to ecology. But in some ways, if 70% of the earth is covered in water, perhaps there some way to leverage the surface area of the ocean.

In that respect, the painting is about interpreting energy in a way we are all familiar with: Love. Love is the highest energy. Love of the earth. Love of one’s self. And so many other ways, including the most popular representation, a 1:1 relationship as seen in the couple.

This painting was inspired by this quote by David Viscott:“To Love And Be Loved Is To Feel The Sun From Both Sides.”