An ongoing practice in color, texture, and experimentation.
Painting is one of the places where I give myself permission not to have a plan.
My oil paintings range from abstract and surreal work to pieces inspired by people, places, literature, and everyday life.
I work primarily in oil on hand-stretched canvas, often incorporating acrylic or house paint. All colors are hand-mixed, and experimentation is very much part of the process.
A few pieces in this collection:
“Three Mouths” – 3′ x 2′
More like a body wreck than a shipwreck. Can you spot all three mouths? How about the finger?
“Dog Eye” – 3′ x 2′
Oil, acrylic, and house paint. Oh, my. The objective of this one was to paint something to completion, and then paint at least 50% over it.
“Critterpated” – 18″ x 24″
Painted for my nieces. How many creatures can you find?
“Mikey’s Spideys” – 3′ x 2′
Inspired by an old cabin in Ely, Minnesota, and the wildlife surrounding it. There were an alarming number of spiders.
“Mikey’s Spideys II” – 18″ x 18″
Another window cabin spider.
“Still Life in Red” – 24″ x 18″
A tilted, jilted, drippy perspective to liven up a still life.
“O’Brien’s Drowning the Houseplants Again” – 12″ x 24″
Inspired by Tim O’Brien’s In the Lake of the Woods
“Objectifischmation” – 5′ x 4′
Painted in a fury after discovering women weren’t really allowed to paint women until the 1900s.
“Chameleon Girl” – 18″ x 24″
inspired by Freddie I want to ride my bicycle…
and my dear friend Brittany.
