Blue
“The blue firmament.” -John Milton
Nightshade
This painting uses a subtle green iridescent color that I find mysterious. I don’t really have words for the way it resonates within the rich blue background of this painting. But I do find … “Nightshade”
Silver Bay S22-3
Where do we come from, who are we, and where are we going?
Paul GauginThis on-the-spot, in-the-rowboat improvisation was the painting that inspired me to try adding gold leaf to a watercolor painting. … “Silver Bay S22-3”
New Moon
The intense blue featured in this small square painting is a hand-mixed matt acrylic ultramarine blue. The close light to dark relationship of this very saturated blue and the near black that make up … “New Moon”
Half-fathom
My title for this painting, Half-fathom, is a reference to Jackson Pollocks vertical canvas Full fathom five at MoMA. Pollock’s title comes from a passage in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, where the character Ariel describes … “Half-fathom”
Nebuchadnezzar’s dream
The title Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream refers to an Old Testament story from the book of Daniel that fascinated me as a child.
In the story the prophet interprets a dream in which the King sees … “Nebuchadnezzar’s dream”