Guiding Lights

Gracefully gliding through the deep sea, its eight arms gently undulating as if dancing in the currents. The creature is adorned with an assortment of radiant lanterns, casting a warm, ethereal glow that illuminates the surrounding darkness. As the octopus moves, the lanterns sway and create captivating patterns of light and shadow on the ocean floor. The guardian of the depths and charged with spreading light and warmth in the darkest abyss of the ocean, providing guidance to lost souls and weary travelers. The lanterns she carries are said to contain fragments of the stars, their gentle light a beacon of hope in the otherwise inky blackness of the sea. Both mysterious and comforting to the other creatures of the deep. Where the humble glow of a lantern can illuminate even the deepest shadows.

30×40 inch, acrylic on canvas with a varnish overlay