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These paintings focus on linking sensory and sensual experiences to the practical act of looking. There is a calculated tension resulting from the color combinations and their interaction with the repetitive marks that compose the overall image. The details compel the viewer to investigate further. The reward from inspection comes from discovering that the individual marks, painted square-by-square, are actually tiny portraits.

The paintings operate differently at various distances, changing, because of the viewer's activity. Subtle mixing of color creates gentle transitions, geometric shapes, and spatial illusion. Each piece is painted on the rear of a beveled panel, then hung on a French cleat. The paintings hover, allowing the back-painted color to reflect like a halo, which frames the piece in a pure hue.

With the most recent series, different portraits emerge, signaling a change from observing a singular experience to the investigation of a dynamic situation. Connection, conflict, and interaction, now manifest within the context of these paintings. The mini-portraits are varied in execution and placement; there are expressions and characteristics defined through gaze, directionality, and accessories.

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and everything after  February-March 2008, Acrylic and oill on beveled birch panel, 30 x 56 inches.

 

      

Left: avail  January 2008, Acrylic and oil on beveled birch panel.  36 inches square.
Right: consequence 2008, Oil on beveled birch panel.  36 inches square.

 

immortal twin/mortal twin February 2008, Acrylic and oil on beveled birch panels.  Diptych. Each panel 17.5 square.

 

      

Left: secret meeting  February 2008, Acrylic and oil on beveled birch panel.  36 inches square.
Right: fall   January 2008, Acrylic and oil on beveled birch panel.  36 inches square.

just like Ludovico (for Bronzino)  February-March 2008, Acrylic and oil on beveled birch panel.  30 x 56 inches.

counterpoint 2007, Acrylic and oil on beveled panel.  Triptych 45 x 98 inches. (Click for detail.)

 

     

Left: translate 2007, Oil on MDF panel.  36 inches square.
Right: anticipate 2007, Oil on MDF panel.  36 inches square.

 

cascade 2007, Acrylic and oil on beveled birch panel. 29 x 40 inches.  Private collection.

 

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