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The Art of Michael Whelan · Aug 27, 2026

THE INEXORABLE EQUATION

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The window contains a beautiful but threatening view, seen from a place of illusory refuge. The painting was completed in the lead up to my first one man art exhibition at Tree’s Place in 1997. The success of that show allowed me to step away from illustration to focus on my gallery art.

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LEFT: Detail from THE INEXORABLE EQUATION featuring a view of the crashing wave framed by the stone facade. The water is a soothing blue darker at its depths and lightening as it climbs to a thin frothing crest. At the base of the wave, the water mists.  RIGHT: Detail from THE INEXORABLE EQUATION featuring shadow cutting a diagonal across the smooth concrete surface. The stone is weathered as indicated by wash lines. At its base, there is a hint of green grass. In the lower right, the artist’s sigil, the stylized letters M and W combined within a circle, is presented as if on a token or coppery wax smushed against the surface. LEFT: Detail from THE INEXORABLE EQUATION featuring a view of the crashing wave framed by the stone facade. The water is a soothing blue darker at its depths and lightening as it climbs to a thin frothing crest. At the base of the wave, the water mists.  RIGHT: Detail from THE INEXORABLE EQUATION featuring shadow cutting a diagonal across the smooth concrete surface. The stone is weathered as indicated by wash lines. At its base, there is a hint of green grass. In the lower right, the artist’s sigil, the stylized letters M and W combined within a circle, is presented as if on a token or coppery wax smushed against the surface.
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