48” x 40”, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2021

Two People Laughing

November 9, 2021

The masks are off. Something deeper than just laughing together, there can be a crudeness, gruesomeness, sloppiness, or creepiness in the act, as it does not always reveal pure joy but sometimes contradictions in our presence, inner beings, and psychologies. Especially true when viewed in the light of what is happening in the world today.

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November 9, 2021

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Exposure Assessment No. 5 -- Conference of the Parties (COP) 26

November 9, 2021

A pig, an eagle, a “superhero” who looks more like a kid in a costume, some consumption and extinction and isolation. Things I was thinking about when I created this. Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 refers to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, held early November, 2021, to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

48” x 48”, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2021

In The Rain

October 13, 2021

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