"Mating Dance" from Planet Ish

This was the second piece I had completed in 2011.  I found this wood in a woodshop and it was cut into
the shape that you see above.  It kind of resembles a skateboard.  I stained it with a red mahogany and used acrylic paint for color and ink (from a Sharpie) for the outlines.

The full name of the title is "Extrasolar Botanical Study : Planet Ish : Mating Dance" and it is intentionally long because this piece is part of a series of paintings revolving around a mythical planet called "Ish" where the dominant species is highly evolved plants.  The title can be shortened to "Mating Dance."

This particular scene shows how two common plants on Planet Ish can "fuse" together during a mating ritual.