Triptych Eagle has the symbol central in the body to symbolize the heart. The inside of the symbol depicts three heart shapes. The wake patterns in the backgrounds were early explorations of the movement idea in this drawing.
Before Triptych, this image was produced before the Triptych concept became part of the series. In this image the fish have the faces characteristic of people rather than fish. I was playing with the concept of what a fish is through the eyes of humans. If you look at the other drawings you can find hidden human faces or parts in the drawings. Again alluding to our concept of these creatures. Also as all creatures move through the medium they live in they leave a wake as a record of their path through life. Some are more obvious than the trails of others. The kelp like water vines are a beginning of that symbolism in this drawing. This theme can be found in most of these drawing.
Triptych Fish has the symbol in its mouth. This symbolizes that the three elements of nature, air, water,and earth must pass through the mouth for life to survive.
The Triptych Symbol in these drawing is in reference to the three basic "elements" in nature for life to function. They are air, water, and earth. Some of these drawings show the symbol and a group of life forms. One life form from each of the three elements is shown in the drawing. Others show a single life form with a point or location around that animal to illustrate how life forms must absorb the Triptych in order to survive.
Images of Imagination
All the drawings in the Triptych series were drawn form imagination and images in my head. No photographs or real life items are use during the creation of these drawings. Another note that may be of interest. I had started this series just before I had a heart attach. Most to the drawings were created during recovery period. Some while just sitting in the doctors offices.