In this painting, the life beneath the Earth is creatively painted with intricate design patterns and reinstates the fact that the Earth is not a solid mass of rock: it is a hot, dark, fractured subsurface and is home to weird and wonderful life forms. This painting shows the mother tortoise is graciously settled deep in the Earth. The deep Earth supports an entire biosphere, mostly cut off from the surface world, and is still only beginning to be explored and understood. The painting leaves one with the thought – that those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
The painting depicts the tortoise being placed under the tree, carrying the world on its back, including the ecology. The cluster of tortoises is painted as they evolve in the companionship of each other. They are walking in the direction of the tree, which is erected high. The Tree of Life symbol represents our personal development, uniqueness, and individual beauty. Just as the branches of a tree strengthen and grow upwards to the sky, we too grow stronger, striving for greater knowledge, wisdom, and new experiences as we move through life. The Cosmic Tree symbol occurs in practically all cultures. Its roots plunge deep into the nether world; branches reach upwards towards heaven and support it. The trunk is the means of ascending upwards and reaching beyond, thereby connecting three worlds.
