Daisy (Umbrella)

Daisy (Umbrella) is an oil painting Mac created in 2001, following the attack on the World Trade Center and as a reflection on human nature. An early inspiration of his was the Belgian surrealist artist, Rene Magritte. Mac has always been enamored with the language of symbolism expressed across his work.

Daisy (Umbrella) came to Mac in a dream and provoked thoughts of fear and security (real and imagined), and the tools and artifices we use to travel and go outside, both physically, spiritually, and intellectually.

The painting is named “Daisy” after his great-aunt’s personal assistant and caretaker in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Daisy was an extremely strong, beautiful, and compassionate Caribbean woman with a great sense of humor and booming laugh that seemed to be directed at existence itself.

“This painting is a lifeline, not just for American audiences, but to the better nature of all people.” – Mac Love