Submerged in Bloom, 2025, acrylic paint, 18 x 24 in. / 45.72 x 60.96 cm. painting Southern Belle Octopus

Southern Belle Octopus

resin and foam

Bigleaf Maple

and the huge roll of heavy rough Arches watercolor paper I'd hoarded for at least fifteen years in a corner of my studio

Jack Russell Terrier named Patron

Submerged in Bloom, 2025, acrylic paint, 18 x 24 in. / 45.72 x 60.96 cm. painting Southern Belle OctopusSubmerged in Bloom, Sarah Wahl, 2025, acrylic paint, 18 x 24 in. 45. 72 x 60. 96 cm. Image a dreamy underwater garden, waiting for someone to swim through and brush against a leaf, a flower blossom as if above the surface, is it a dream or reality? This piece is meant to express a blend of reality and dream state. Who knows which is real.