About this month's cover
artwork:
Mermaid Nocturne
My original vision of a melancholy mermaid in the tropics evolved to become this Atlantean princess among Egyptian ruins. Perhaps the two ancient cultures are linked beyond our awareness. The visionary art of Bruce Harman weaves silent beauty with the steady undercurrent of the Mystery traditions. His acrylic
paintings carry a note of contemplation within the careful evocations of nature and light, inviting the viewer to dwell. The painting technique has developed slowly, through an involvement with airbrush to a painstakingly detailed realistic style with traditional hand brush. Each painting is a journey into awareness of new realms…painting to understand, in a mysterious way, the subtle lessons held by the mineral kingdom, or a cloud-filled sky or the presence of a Master.