April Storm: Lightning and Thunder
Medium: Steel Bar and Plate
Dimensions: 9'h (approx)
Created: 2000
The idea for this sculpture came to me when I was standing on a darkening hill watching magnificent black pompous clouds of lightning and thunder build-up from the southwest. After the splatter of lightning on the ground and blasting of thunder, huge rain drops presaged a downpour.
When I think of a lightning storm, I am reminded of the scenes of Huck and Jim on an island in the river or King Lear on a heath: "Rumble thy bellyful. Spit, fire. Spout, rain!" However, I must admit that to say that this sculpture is a description of Twain's or Shakespeare's storm might be a bit of a stretch. All I can say about the bird at the top is that it seems to be warranted whimsy.