Detail of the painting.
Detail of a reptile’s head.
Detail of another reptile’s head.
Detail of texture.
28” x 36”, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2021
36” x 48”, oil and acrylic on faux snakeskin, 2020
I Can't Breathe
This painting references Picasso’ Guernica (which he created as a reaction to the bombing of the city in 1937). I painted it in 2020 as a reaction to the multiple forces piling upon each other at the same time making it difficult to breathe: the pandemic, the smoky air from the raging California fires, and the murder of George Floyd by police.
Painting detail: a bighorn sheep on a peak in the midst of smoke. I had recently gone backpacking in the Angeles National Forest and saw wild bighorn sheep. Just a few weeks later, the forest in that area burned (the Bobcat Fire) and I hoped the wildlife found ways to survive.
Another detail.
Daylight view of the painting.
Volcano (HI09)
Night view of the painting with the interior lights turned on.
Detail of the painting at night.
Another detail of the painting at night.
This video shows how the painting changes from day to night.
Intermission XXIX, 30” x 24”, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2021
Abstract Intermission XXIX
Detail of Intermission XXIX
Another detail of Intermission XXIX
