NEW KINGDOM SERIES
"Something Blue"
32" X 36" Multi-sensory, mixed media acrylic painting on canvas. Self portrait of the artist. 03.24.2021
Inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe's "The White Calico Flower," 1931. The Whitney Museum of Art.
Alternative Text: a self-portrait of the artist in front of Georgia O'Keeffe's, "The White Calico Flower." There is a shelf in the foreground that has an antique jar holding heart-shaped rocks, a blue oil lamp, and a pile of heart-shaped rocks stacked on top of one another.
MY OWN WORST ENEMY SERIES
ABOUT GOATS
48" X 18" Multi-sensory, mixed media acrylic painting on canvas.
Inspired by David and Goliath Statue, Seton Delaval Hall, from Florentine. Late 16th/early 17th Century. 03.02.2021
Alternate Text: In the extreme forefront of the canvas, the head of a giant looks off to the left, open-mouthed. The eye travels up the figure of David standing behind him, sword upraised. The sky behind them is filled with the silhouette of hordes of flying birds. The piece uses grays, blues, and greens.
PLAYLIST SERIES
Playlist Series, Diptych "Thunder" and "Kings and Queens"
40" X 56" Coming of Age in the time of James Webb, told in the style of Swedish Illustrator, John Bauer. June 15, 2024
Alternate text: Both canvases complete the image of the James Webb Infrared Space Telescope occupying the vastness of space. in the direct foreground, two young men sit opposite of one another. They are holding primitive telescopes and looking outward. In the distance, another figure leads your eye back into the work. Reds, navy, greens, and yellows dominate the space and bring movement to the composition.