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Fetherston said about this work, "When I painted this painting I wished you to hear music, church bells, stars, music, etc." A blue white and green groin vault frames the ambiguous space of this painting. A circular window allows the view of a…

In the center of My Guiding Spirits a man’s head looks out directly at the the viewer. On either side are profile portrait busts of Dante and Voltaire. Fetherston has described this composition as representing, "Dante, my great grandfather Gideon…

A yellow-red shape across the middle is applied with heavy paint, and overlaps some purple and green orchids that are spanning the painting diagonally. In the bottom section of the painting, three tigers appear to be circling a white form hanging…

This is a painting of a vast oceanscape with dancing figures and birds. Three birds fly from left to right, gradually rising higher and becoming larger. Three of the eight small dancing figures along the bottom, wear red tutus. A small group of…

This painting shows a breaking wave. Behind it in the upper left hand corner are green forms suggesting pine trees. Plants growing out of sandy brown soil are also visible in the foreground. The paint here is extremely thick, creating a richly…

In Orchids in a Green Vase light shines through the densely painted warm blue sky onto a vase with a long neck holding three orange orchids with a purple centers. The vase is decorated with alternating green and dark blue bands. Fetherston decorated…

This painting shows a field of yellow, orange, and pink poppies in the foreground, with elephants running behind them. One elephant peeks through an opening in the field of flowers. Another dozen elephants in different poses are either partially or…

The dimensions of the work are including the frame.

Planned Economy vs. Top Mountain Goat, also known as The Top Goat is the Economist Jumping into the Unknown, shows a mountain scene with high craggy cliffs painted in light green and brown with a yellow sky. On the left is a goat running toward a…

This painting is a horizontal scene, showing three schnauzers on a red background. On the left a head of a dog is shown in profile. In the center a dog stands in profile with its head turned towards the viewer. On the right, the third smallest…

The background of Plum Blossoms is light green covered with white paint that looks sponged on. In the bottom right is a green vase decorated with a circular decoration with a black center enhanced by alternating black and green triangular forms with…

The ground of this painting has large sweeping colorful brushstrokes that span the work. The rain pours down is the form of dripped paint that has been allowed to run down the canvas. The rainy area dominates the canvas while the flowers are pushed…

This is the only mixed media piece in Fetherson's oeuvre. Sewn onto this canvas is a collection of 73 arrowheads, plus a frog-shaped Native American sedative pipe, identified by a handwritten inscription by Fetherston. There are many smaller…

In Red Pinesap, or Terracetta Steros, the grey background is made up of a series of overlapping vertical rectangular brushstrokes. The subject of the painting is a green vase with a rectangular top resting on an open semicircle. It is decorated with…

Speed Mass vs. Rest Mass, alternatively titled Relativity, shows an Asian sculpture of a warrior and a grouping of three dogs. The sculpture floats against the surface behind the dogs. The sculpture that appears to be a worrior wears blue and gold…

Two roosters look down and out to the right at something, which has clearly ruffled the feathers of a third rooster. He bends over agitated, sticking up his back wing with his feathers splayed out. The paint is densely applied to create the white…

In this work three blue kneeling figures facing inwards fill three of the four the corners. In between are several yellow daisy-like flowers, brown cactus-like plants, and a green mask. Above is a green pot resting on three legs with flowers. On…

There are four white rosemallows growing on three stems in front of water that is painted with deep blues, greens and occasionally a streak of rust. The sky above is a light blue with shades of white and light tan.