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We live in a patriarchal society driven by the negative values of greed, violence, conquest and the belief that science has all the answers. The consumer lifestyle that these values have spawned is non-sustainable. During the next 30 years there will be a mass extinction of species, the collapse of human society in many countries, and 70% of what remains of the natural world will be destroyed.

We have become totally oblivious to any feeling of awe and reverence for Nature, and live in utterly selfish disharmony within her vast, finely balance inter-dependant web.

Along with many others, I feel we must apply the brakes in this mad headlong rush to disaster, and embrace an alternative lifestyle that will restore the balance between female and male values, as is so aptly portrayed in the t'ai chi Taoist symbol of the yin and yang - the two opposites, male and female, only forming a Whole when they come together.

It is our task as individual human beings, women and men, to balance the positive male and female values of love, compassion, joy and sensitivity within ourselves. And in my own small way, while I shall most certainly continue to paint our rapidly disappearing wilderness areas and the wildlife they support, I also intend extending my painting repertoire to explore the theme of 'Celebrating the Feminine in Nature' - an artistic celebration on canvas of images of woman in harmony with her natural surroundings.