I painted this in a flurry of creative energy in early 2023. My singular purpose was to capture the light amplified and reflected by the structure of the flowers. Each stroke unique and unplanned. Imagination only.

36″ high x 48″ wide
Oil on canvas; Impasto

Beneath the expressive strokes is a variation of Archimedes‘ Square — the world’s oldest documented brain teaser puzzle. I created a Stomachion as a scaffolding and then added the abstraction. A metaphor with many meanings. As always, most of my recent work is intended to be hanged from any direction, giving the eye new perspective and eight new paintings.

24″ high x 24″ wide
Oil and acrylic on canvas

Flying across the country in a Blackhawk helicopter provides a unique perspective of the ground below. America is often divided into shapes by roads, bridges, crops and small towns etc. This painting came from my subconscious and when I finished I realized what it was — a bird’s eye view of the world.

What can I say? I dig painting funky flowers the way nobody else does.I love this painting. There are so many details that appear as surprises. Even after painting this and having it on my wall for a few years, I still find new elements that jump out at me.

60″ high x 72″ wide
Oil on canvas

Undercover Color began as a study in green and yellow, then evolved into a cool painting that I hated at the time, then morphed into a third, fourth, fifth, and sixth completely different painting. When I crested the 10th version of whatever this painting wanted to be, I quit counting. Finally, I surrendered and was going to rip it from the frame and shove it into the trash can with a vengeful and sadistic satisfaction. But instead, I snatched my daughter’s wire hair brush (don’t tell her) from the windowsill and began scraping in a fury of frustrated rage. As the paint fell away, I had forgotten how many times I had repainted this damn canvas and to my happy surprise, all these beautiful, deeply nuanced colors — hues, tints, tones, and shades — revealed themselves saving the painting from certain death. Art. Huh. Who knew?

60″ high x 60″ wide
Oil on canvas

I painted this in Colorado during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. I noticed the sun shining through the window, glinting off the matte-white slats. The moment was transcendent. The darkness and death that has defined the lockdown vanished. Replaced by the ancient and infinite promise that light will always conquer death. As you look into this painting, the lines will dissolve into the sunset and you will be transported into it, and, if you are willing, be reassured by it. The metaphors are bountiful, as are the many surprises in the painting, but I will let you discover them for yourselves.