Studio Tour in Three Themes
Outside
Land Versus Sea
Oil on linen, 36 x 48 in.
Serrated headlands sweep from a brambled overlook; the horizon hints at rising seas.
Surrender
Oil on wood, 40 x 30 in.
A low-growing tree contorts in its struggle for light. Beside it, remnants of another lie in ruin.
Shelter
Oil on wood, 48 x 36 in.
Fallen branches form a fragile refuge. Towering trees and shards of light reminded me of the feeling inside Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, and Gaudí’s words: “originality consists in returning to the origin.”
Eternal
Oil on linen, 36 x 48 in.
A lone palm grows fountain-like from rugged ground once home to a redwood forest. The memory of a felled giant etches below.
Inside
Celadon Sink
Oil on wood, 24 x 18 in.
Inspired by Wayne Thiebaud’s pinball paintings, I wanted this tilted ‘playfield’ to convey a tactile pleasure.
Scarth
Oil on linen, 24 x 24 in.
On a tilted hearth of marred bricks, a poinsettia flares.
Glass Ledge
Oil on panel, 36 x 24 in.
Stacked still lifes recall Duchamp’s Large Glass and Fountain. The composition ascends precariously, and Picasso’s dove suggests a fragile accord.
People
Reading in the Dark
Oil on panel, 18 x 21 in.
A reader’s silhouette bisects a black hearth embossed with fleur-de-lys, while a branched candlestick signals duality.
Le Petit Prince
Oil on linen, 24 x 30 in.
During the creation of his portrait, the artist shared that his favorite childhood story was Le Petit Prince.