Casino

Casino depicts a pair of Arowana fish swimming placidly through the reeds. It is common in Chinese establishments to find an aquarium at their entrance. I had learned that these fish were a particular favourite in Chinese casinos, where the fish’s fins were meant to symbolically slice open the pockets of patrons walking in, leaving their money with the owners.

• Watercolour on paper

• 18”x29”

• (1995)

Exhibited with the National Watercolor Society at the Jocelyn Fine Arts Center in Torrence, CA  (1995); McAllen International Museum of Art and Science in McAllen, TX (1997) Exhibited and sold at Yves Laroche Gallery in Montreal, PQ (1998).