Dara Theodora | Contemporary Surrealist Artist

Pleasure Boating

A green-shaded magical realist painting. There's a purple city in the background, and a falling-apart bridge, reminiscent of Galloping Gertie in the midground. In the foreground, three boats sit; the boat closest to the viewer has a man in a striped shirt, boating hat, and he rows slowly along. The other two boats carry women. Above the green-tinted scene, lit by a white sun, a bomb falls near the upper border.

Artwork Details

Title: Pleasure Boating
Year: 2025
Medium: tempera and oil on canvas
Dimensions: 21″x28″
Status: Available

Description

Gish Galloping Gertie,
and a rather rotten regatta.

Magical realist tempera and oil painting exploring pleasurable pursuits in the face of destruction.