Series: Positive Realms Series
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 20 x 16 inches (L x W)
Material: Canvas Panel

"Compass" is part of the artist’s Positive Realms Series, "Compass" is an imaginative mixed-media composition that explores direction, freedom, discovery, and the joyful pursuit of possibility. Against a soft light blue background, a whimsical central structure emerges, combining geometric forms, sweeping lines, circles, and blocks of bright orange, vibrant pink, turquoise blue, deep blue, black, and earthy green.

The layered composition gives the artwork the feeling of an imaginary vessel setting out on an open journey. Bold painted shapes are intertwined with delicate hand-drawn lines, symbols, numbers, geometric marks, and collage-like details, creating a sense of movement, experimentation, and discovery. At the bottom, a row of colorful shapes and additional markings adds another playful visual layer, reinforcing the artist’s spontaneous and exploratory approach.

The accompanying poem captures the spirit of the work:

Be a compass.
A ship at sea.
Be a balloon in the clouds.
A heart that is free.

Capture a dream.
Make the sun shine.
Chase after tomorrow
laughing all the while at time.

"Compass" encourages us to choose our own direction, dream without limits, and embrace the journey ahead. Its combination of expressive color, playful geometry, layered marks, and symbolic imagery creates an uplifting visual narrative about freedom, imagination, hope, and the endless possibilities of tomorrow.