pandemic portals
A series of over 20 oil paintings emerged during my two years of pandemic-induced isolation. Drawn to the intense colors of the artificial flowers on display at a local variety store, I let those bright hues permeate my work, adding stencil tracings for texture.
The paintings that emerged feel like mysterious portals into the subconscious, a domain that is immersive, dream-like and surprising. Curious images lurk. The air is strange. Everything is afloat and in flux.
Blues, 2022, 50" x 40", Oil on Canvas
Eco, 2022, 50" x 40", Oil on Canvas
Lost, 2021, 48" x 36", Oil on Canvas
Mating, 2021, 40" x 40", Oil on Canvas
Paradiso, 2020, 40" x 36", Oil on Canvas
Going My Way, 2021, 48" x 36", Oil on Canvas
Big Pink, 2020, 48" x 36", Oil on Canvas
Kaboom, 2021, 24" x 18", Oil on Canvas
Escaping, 2021, 40" x 30", Oil on Canvas
Easing Through, 2022, 24" x 18", Oil on Canvas
Bloom, 2020, 36" x 24", Oil on Canvas
Remembering Earth, 2022, 40" x 30", Oil on Canvas
Explosion, 2020, 48" x 36", Oil on Canvas
Boom, 2020, 48" x 36", Oil on Canvas
Monsoon, 2022, 40" x 40", Oil on Canvas
Scramble, 2021, 40" x 30", Oil on Canvas
Familiar Surroundings, 2021, 36" x 28", Oil on Canvas
Adrift, 2022, 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas
Eden, 2022, 40" x 30", Oil on Canvas
In Agreement, 2021, 40" x 30", Oil on Canvas
Underwater, 2021, 36" x 24", Oil on Canvas
Popped, 2021, 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas