The Last Shangri-La

"The Last Shangri-La" is a painting developed from an very old drawing I kept for years and recently came across. As I painted, it took the form of a flag. A dragon shape appeared on the flag, and all of this happened this fall, when my daughter and her fiance were considering moving to the country of Bhutan in the Himalayas. Arnaud had received a job offer there, teaching at the Royal University of Bhutan's Business College in Gedu. It was fascinating learning about the relatively unknown nation. The day it occurred to me that this painting held the symbol of Bhutan on a flag-shaped area, much like the country's national flag, I realized again how art connects at the deepest levels, like the Holy Spirit. It was an unplanned, unconscious painting, coming at a very coincidental time. As for the now-married couple, they have decided not to move to Bhutan, but to stay in the states for now.

The Last Shangri-La