Headlight
1997oil and fabric on canvas and wood24 W x 24 H x 3 D inches Bodily organs integrated in the universal field. Circular movement around the womb. Birth. Searching. Built up relief images.
White Rings
1993oil on canvas54 W x 42 H x 1 D inches Geometry and energy fields in space, movement, circular movement. nebula, galaxy, planets, stars.
Blue T
1996oil and fabric on canvas and wood72 W x 48 H x 3 D inches The symbols of “- = +” are seen across the top; they form a visual sentence. Below is a story that could relate to this sentence, much as the words in an illustrated book describe the picture they face. The […]
Structured Chaos
1987oil and fabric on canvas and wood60 W x 48 H x 3 D inches This painting began as giant red and yellow concentric circles or a bullseye. The idea was to create an underpainting that would encourage the overpainting to have a strong circular movement. I have been interested in the idea of circular […]
Center?
1989oil and fabric on canvas and wood48 W x 48 H x 3 D inches The work is entitled “Circle?” The question mark brings into focus the large relief plus sign that covers most of the painting. Yet the painted image does not follow or emphasize the plus, rather it completely ignores it. The plus […]
Deceit
1987oil and fabric on canvas and wood24 W x 24 H x 3 D inches The underlying relief image is the symbol of a human heart. The overlying painting pays little attention to the heart and is therefore camouflaging it; hence, the title, “Deceit”. The center of the painting shows a black dot which is […]
Heaven and Hell
1987oil and fabric on canvas and wood60 W x 48 H x 3 D inches A friend of mine was working on a series called “The Seven Deadly Sins”. I began thinking about the grand themes in religion and the bible and how most of them reflect our human condition. Polarities abound! This painting was […]
Dream and Underworld
1987oil and fabric on canvas and wood60 W x 48 H x 3 D inches I read a book by Jungian psychologist called “Dream and the Underworld”. by James Hillman. The book inspired me. It talked about how the dreamstate can be as real as our waking life. This, to me, is a fascinating concept […]
Gene Pool
1992oil and fabric on canvas and wood76 W x 48 H x 3 D inches This painting is meant to evoke the raw primitive side of our human tribe. These totems are male and female with suggestions of sexuality, cells, chromosomes and the bold primary colors of red and yellow. Built up relief images.
Cycles
2023acrylic on canvas20 W x 16 H x 1 D inches Beautiful color juxtaposed against earth, stars and the night sky. Circular movement which is a universal pattern. This circular movement is spinning in a toroidal shape. The donut. Definition of a toroid: a surface of revolution with a hole in the middle, where the […]