Ghost Stories, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 in. / 50.8 x 60.96 cm. arts Bear in the Alligator River

Bear in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Dark Eye of the Fertile Sun

What Stays Inside

Inspired by the vibrant energy of my backyard during summer

SD as the water from Split Rock Creek flows peacefully over a spillway

Ghost Stories, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 in. / 50.8 x 60.96 cm. arts Bear in the Alligator RiverGhost Stories, Arlette Stella, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 in. 50. 8 x 60. 96 cm. Abstract. Philosophical. Colorful. Color & movement express truth of existence in story. This started as a negative, like a photos negative. After black gesso came a palette knife scraping & colors showed up & then the name. Once the name was made clear, the rest expressed naturally.