Marie Koo

Oil on canvas, 26” x 26” The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad Sinbad was again shipwrecked. He held onto driftwood (which turned out to be sandalwood) and paddled to an island. With the sale of the sandalwood, Sinbad rebuilt his wealth, settled on the island and married. The island’s men turn into birds each month. Sinbad begged them to take him on a flight. Up in the sky, Sinbad praised Allah and the bird-men (who turned out to be devil-worshippers) angrily left Sinbad on a mountain top. Two travelers with red gold staff helped Sinbad down the mountain and saved him from a giant snake. To avoid further troubles from the devil-worshipers, Sinbad and his wife sailed to Baghdad, where they lived the happiest of lives until they were overtaken by the breaker of ties and the destroyer of delights…