Here is a selection of work representing the direction I have pursued over the 2013-14 winter months. It was a very long winter and not the easiest one but I am not complaining about this. I found that living in this isolated region fosters a spark that keeps the curious individual pursuing things that might not occur if I was in someplace like Florida. While I was inspired a great deal by the life change(sea change) in Australia over the last decade, the tree change, and seasonal weather conditions of northern Great Lakes have a strong impact. There is also a SEE CHANGE going on with me, as my vision is transforming itself from day to day, with floaters coming and going, retinal challenges, corneal dryness, aging, all the things you never think will happen to you, cause you to seek your grace in new ways. I still love and enjoy painting en plein air and I had set up still life tableau during 2012-13, which led me into a stiff and static mentality. The choice to pursue an object free narrative was challenging and the pathway to new realizations is littered with self doubt and at times disgust, but ultimately, I like what I am doing while I am doing it, and I just move on.
RED LEAF
water based oil and graphite on canvas ,Two panels(detail)
CORNUCOPIA
water based oil and oil stick on canvas
ARBOR VITA
waterbased oil on canvas
PREDATOR
unfinished homage to Robert Rauschenberg
water based oil with found object and collage
Bush Fire
waterbased oil on canvas
SUDDEN GUST NOVEMBER
water based oil on canvas
RED FLOATER
water based oil on canvas
SPRING SNOW
water based oil on panel
UNTITLED STUDY
water based oil on panel
UNTITLED STUDY
water based oil on canvas
BEFORE MY EYES
water based oil on panel
TUMBLER
water based oil on panel
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