“ This 
Californian 
has 
reason 
to 
know 
about 
the 
tremors 
and 
shudders 
that 
occur 
along 
the 
coastal fault 
lines. 


Painter 
and 
poet 
Helen 
Sherry 
lives 
in 
San 
Diego. 
Her 
paintings 
are 
elaborate, 
abstract - impressionistic 
studies 
in 
acrylic 
that 
capture 
the
 atmosphere 
of 
sea, 
sky 
and, 
in 
this 
case,
 the earth
 below 
the 
horizon.


A 
heavy 
black 
band 
at 
the 
top 
of 
Quake 
weighs 
upon 
the 
brilliant 
colors below. 
Striations 
of 
paint 
running 
across 
the 
canvas 
suggest 
the 
trembling 
energy 
created 
as 
a deep 
fissure 
descends 
vertically 
to 
the 
core 
of 
the 
earth.

The
 painting 
rings 
noisily, 
but 
silently—a paradox
 that 
must 
be
meaningful
 to 
the 
artist 
who 
is 
also 
an 
accomplished
 haiku 
poet. ”