MAPPING

"Constructed Arrangements"

> overarching system under which most works painted in pointillism find their cosmology. I envision those works fitting into a larger narrative that can be assembled into multi-canvas installations.

"Along the Trail"

> work inspired by the places I have traveled, the trails I have hiked and the splendor I have seen on those journeys.

"Beetles"

> endlessly fascinated and inspired by the process of metamorphosis and the insect kingdom.

"Butterflies"

> a universal symbol of metamorphic processes. References are found in history, in many cultures, and in literature from the spiritual to poetry.

"Clones & Replicants"

> inspired by science fiction fantasies and modern scientific applications. These works are also my version of color field painting  "with a pop-art pointillist twist".

"Digging in the Dirt"

> inspired by playful fossil hunting as a kid. We would comb the fields near our houses in search of ancient remaines. Grounded in both those adventures and as a metaphor for the shifting through memory and experience in search of the mysteries that shape who we become.

"Fish"

> evidence of a long enfatuation with the inhabitants of the water realm. There are many creatures below our breathable surface and fish a great place to begin an exploration given their prevalence in the world’s food chain.

"Patterns"

> inspired by the patterns that exist all around us. Patterns are found in the natural world from the visible to the microscopic. Patterns exist in how we think and behave.

"Flowers"

> inspired by the flowers and plants of the world.

"Evolving"

> inspired by the philosophy of natural selection and the evolutionary process taking place on Earth and the cosmos.

"Heavy Metals"

> a big fan of metal music in my teens. Still love some of the old bands and a few of the new ones. These works find a seed of inspiration in those memories and in our society's facination with, use and abuse, of heavy metals in our environment.

"Mandalas"

> inspired by my meditation practice. Not necessarily restricted to the 'classic' mandala. I once painted an entire series of mandalas inspired and reminescent of ocean waves.

"Symbols & Cyphers"

> inspired by the symbols and cyphers in culture and history.

"Energy Fields"

> inspired by science and the emerging philosophies of the fields that radiate throughout the quantum universe.

"Virus & Mutation"

> inspired by the virus and its indelible impact on the history of life on Earth.

"Water & Sky"

> the horizon is calling. Inspired by the vastness of the ocean and the sky. Few things are more amazing than that magical line where ocean meets sky at sunset.