This diptych is an homage to Amelia Earhart as she embraced adventure, as she wrote, and as she celebrated life. In each painting, Earhart is represented by a bird, symbol in every culture and in every era of freedom, hope, spirit, and transition. Like Amelia Earhart, birds inspire the mind and lift the heart.

Left side of diptych: In Documentary with a Bit of Thriller in It, a parrot perches on a branch. In the upper left corner is an image of a medieval acrobat in the style of a woodblock print. An image of a futuristic astronaut is lifting off, propelled by a jetpack worn on the back. All three figures experience the thrill of defying gravity, each in their own way.

Right side of diptych: In Okay. So Long. Good Luck, the background text is a page from Alexander Jamieson’s 1822 Celestial Atlas. Map fragments are of Iowa. Earhart lived in Des Moines from 1908 to 1914, where she saw her first airplane at the Iowa State Fair. Her father's job transfer brought the family to Iowa, and while there, she met her flight instructor, Mary Anita Snook, a licensed pilot from Ames, Iowa. Okay. So Long. Good Luck. is an interpretation of what Amelia Earhart’s message might be to all of us since her disappearance in 1937. Take chances. Be persistent. Transcend mediocrity. Live for the joy of it. The bird is a reddish egret and a spotted lanternfly treads above it in the upper right corner..

Acrylic on canvas

Size (each painting): 30 x 42 x 1¼ inches

Price for the pair: $7000