I started this painting two weeks after Bolt the Bulldog puppy had his eye surgery. The surgeon said Bolt was recovering at twice the pace of a normal dog, so it is fair to say that he is a super dog, a canine superhero.
There is some representional elements in this largely abstract painting. In the center you will see what looks like an eye. On the edges there appears to be kryptonite flying violently away from the center.
Stare at the central "eye" and you can feel the gathering power of the superhero as he returns to full strength.
Once Bolt was fully recovered he confronted the tomcat that had laid him low. Restrained by a leash, he calmly stared at the big cat. In the intial encounter he was almost half the size of the aggressive feline. But the second time around he was closer to twice the cat's size. Bolt's policy is peace through strength and his steady gaze was enough to send the tomcat up a tree. No one was hurt and the cat learned a valuable lesson. Hopefully this lesson is also conveyed in my painting.
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