There once was a seal
Who was caught sunbathing
Without her Cape of Seal Skin
She became captive to a foreign reality
Of children and earthen pleasures
A child offspring
Found the hidden once discarded
Cloak
Offering it up to the mother of desires
Who leaped with recognition
Into who she once was
Yet encountering longing
For sea and turf
It is the Longing
That defines the days
The Question of Selkie’s Longing
oil on canvas 60″ x 48″
(c) Cheyenne MacMasters 2022
Cheyenne Paints 
Lovely painting and poem. I don’t think of selkies much in the desert. I reviewed “Selkie” in 2015: https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/7/selkie.
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Thank you, Timothy. Compelling review, I’ll have to look for the book. The question of Selkie’s longing came to me this summer when I felt the lure of returning to NYC’s School of Visual Arts in person, but found a more compelling path in taking the SVA classes online.
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Beautiful painting!
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Thank you, Ellen.
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Sensual!!
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Thank you, Joan. That’s what Ted B. said when we hung the show… 🥰
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Wow, that’s absolutely gorgeous, Cheyenne. I can feel the skin shedding off. So beautiful.
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Ah, thank you, Jeff. Glad I can finally share it out of the studio.
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You’re welcome, Cheyenne. Always. Was so wonderful to experience tonight.
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