When the long trick’s over Ed HughesSalt Spring Island, BC Size 49" x 41" Medium Acrylic and oil on canvas This piece highlights the fragile balance between women, men and Mother Earth. It was inspired by a stunning Ballet BC performance of Petite Ceremonie (Medhi Walerski) which reflected the struggle for equity in modern relationships. I introduced a third dimension to that dynamic by moving the ensemble to a place where simply surviving supersedes winning: the landscape of Long Beach with its ancient trees, mist and sand. A helicopter hauling a fire bucket and gulls fighting off a marauding eagle are additional metaphors for the two biggest challenges we face in our ultimate struggle for survival as a race. When the long trick’s over Ed HughesSalt Spring Island, BC About the artist About the artist Ed HughesSalt Spring Island, BC At the age of 11, my parents gave me two life-changing gifts: a decent bike and oil paints. The bike gave me the freedom to venture out into the world and the paints to speak my truth. Much has changed since then, but not my heart and soul’s need to ride bikes and to share my voice through paint. I’m a figurative painter who uses landscape and deeper abstraction to contextualize that genre. I’m profoundly grateful for our Salt Spring home and for the opportunity to work full time in the studio over the past seven years. Thank you for seeing my work. Follow on social