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Mary Poppins is a Guardian Angel, the Queen of the Night, the Fairy Godmother, a magician, a 'sky-walker' who arrives with the East Wind, the Banks children's Guide to the world of miracles and wonders. She is also the No-nonsense Nanny who teaches the children to behave properly. She is my personal Patron Saint.

"My painting takes off from nature inspired by science, especially from cell biology and botany. While much art depicts the world at the human scale (landscapes, portraits, apples in a bowl) I often start with cell membranes, the inside of cells, the silk spigots of spiders, lichens — the world of the tiny. By depicting natural forms in an imagined, mythical world, my paintings reveal the human psyche and its capacity to go beneath the surface of things; to experience beauty and awe and even fear; to understand that we humans are connected to all the other creatures on earth and even to the cosmos. I enjoy observing and reading about nature, but I am not a scientific illustrator in the conventional sense. I do study my subject matter...