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COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
Mother Earth–The River (acrylic on canvas, 13x21) by Trena McNabb
Who needs an angel when miracles surround us? Up in the Boundary Waters, I woke my tent mate. We sat at the edge of Knife Lake zipped in sleeping bags, sipped wine, oohed and ahhed until Aurora Borealis unplugged. If I’m the last creature alive, no matter what shape earth is in, and I discover a wonder hidden or huge, I know I’ll panic, break into an icy sweat with the hunger to share. My tongue will swell with the intensity of untelling.
TRENA MCNABB attended the University of Tampa and the Art Instruction Schools in Minneapolis, MN. She also studied at the Sawtooth Center for Visual Art and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, both in Winston-Salem, NC. Her artistic career spans over thirty years, and her work has been featured in over fortyfive exhibitions, including several throughout North Carolina, where her work can also be found in a variety of collections. She is represented by Gallery C in Raleigh. View more of her work on her website.