The Angel’s Share
The Angel’s Share is the embodiment of Durga, symbolically represented as a tiger, her traditional mount. She lies serenely on her side and offers prayers up into the heavens, symbolized by vapours released in the form of clouds, representing the distillation of consciousness. The title Angel’s Share is taken from a phenomenon that exists in the brewing process whereby a significant portion of spirits gets lost to evaporation in the distillation process, as opposed to the Devil’s Cut, in which a portion of spirits is lost in the distillation process due to its absorption by the cask.
Oil on canvas
40”x70”
(2015)
Exhibited at Matthew Namour Gallery in Montreal, PQ (2016); the Taj Spa and Resort in Rishikesh, India (2019); Thompson Landry Gallery in Toronto, ON (2021).