Thank you all. Your words really mean a lot to me.

I have asked the guy who broke my heart for the painting back. After he returns it, I plan to burn it. Better to have it destroyed than to have it looked upon and remembered with remorse.

So before it is lost to the ages, allow me my interpretation.

(Armpit lover, Bec, DonMike... all of your interpretations are correct. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and no interpretation of this painting is wrong. You see what your heart and mind choose to see. True artwork means something to everyone and nothing to anyone.)

My interpretation:

If you look carefully, you will see that the devil is casting a shadow on the angel, but the angel casts no shadow. Not even his wings, as volumnous as they are, cast a shadow upon his body or his partner. He is leading in the dance, his wings outspread, his body open, embracing that which we percieve to be evil.

The devil follows the lead, unaware that he is casting shadow over the innocence of the angel. Both are in love, neither aware of the damge (emotional? physical, as referenced by the shadow of evil overpowering the good?) that is being inflicted. Perhaps they are aware, perhaps not. If so, they do not care, because love is blind and weakens the senses (notice no eyes, mouths or ears).

They dance ina time that is neither morning, noon or night. Although the sky is dark behind them, the coulds are white around them. Their love is timeless, endless, harmful and romantic. They are yin and yang.

Perfect balance in love, life, body and mind.

That's how I felt when I painted it, but it is not necessarily what the painting means to everyone. It is just what it means to me.

Rocky