From the fragility of life one expands to the idea of overcoming. This has different implications and connotations for each individual...
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Sunshine and Movement
Golden Quiver, 12" by 9", 2011
Butterflies are highly affected by the sun. On a cloudy day, they will sit in their cage with their wings closed and practically hibernate...
Quest for Canvas
When on a journey, a quest is a critical part of the experience.
On Sunday, I did a lot of thinking concerning the project I am undertaking in the next few weeks. I came up with several ideas of paintings and became very excited about one of them. However, none of the canvases available were big enough to do the idea justice...
Fragility of Life in Patterns in Flight
Life is fragile. This tenuous state is particularly evident in the smaller living creatures around us. When I first decided to use butterflies as my subjects for a painting series, I ordered 12 Painted Lady larvae from a science company. It was November, and I wanted to have a physical reference to work from as well as to study the life cycle of the subject...
Girl in the Green Chair
A small painting of a girl in a green chair.
Painting Study: Woman in a White Dress
A 20 minute painting study of a woman in a white dress.
Translucent Color in Patterns in Flight
Have you ever walked outside in the fall and looked up at golden leaves that glowed as the sun shone through them? Has the similarity of these natural foliage and stained glass ever struck you? Butterflies wings can have the same effect on light when the creatures fly in-between you and the light source...
Woman in a Pink Skirt
On a snowy winter afternoon, this January, I painted a small, three-hour work of a woman reclining.
Patterns in Flight: Artist Talk
This Friday I will give a presentation about my Patterns in Flight series that is currently on display at Asbury University...
Patterns in Flight show at Asbury University
My alma mater, Asbury University (formerly Asbury College) has asked me to show my butterfly series, Patterns in Flight. The show will be on view from January 15 until March 25...