Figures in a Landscape
In many of these works a figures has negotiated their way out of the painting and are independent sculptures. This move was actually inspired many years ago observing two very good friends that were dancers in the Oregon Ballet Theater. Watching how they sculpturally moved in front and around the stage, struck me that presenting an image in such a way has a long history and precedent. There also is a parallel to this life; we negotiate the various spaces and circumstances we find ourselves in; do we dance, walk, crawl, or simply stay put? I wanted the artwork to reflect that same sensibility.
The Whole Night Sky; oil on wooden panel / azurite / glass / tile / ceramic plate / reclaimed wood / assemblage/ceramic; 27"x34"x10,”
Traveler; oil on wooden panel / glass / tile / tiger’s eye stones / reclaimed wood / ceramic; 25”x20”x2,” 6/03 &12/09
This Little Light of Mine; oil on wooden panel / glass / reclaimed wood / ceramic; 28”x20”x2,” 6/03 &12/09
Plea; oil on wooden panel / reclaimed wood / ceramic / found metal cross; 27 ½”x24 1/2” x4 1/2
Hold Steady; oil on wooden panel / reclaimed wood / ceramic / cast glass; 23 ½”x23 ½”x7”; 4/10
Stay; oil on wooden panel / reclaimed wood / cast bronze / found objects (windmill toy, church); 20”x28”x4”; 5/10
Covenant; oil on wooden panel / reclaimed wood / kiln-worked glass / cast bronze / found soldiers; 22”x19”x4” (approx); 12/10
Leave of Abscence; oil on wooden panel / reclaimed wood / pate de verre / kiln worked glass / ceramic; 37”x23 ½”x10”; 5/10
Reddenda est Terra Terrae; oil on wooden panel / reclaimed wood / pate de verre / aluminum / gold leaf / casting resin / wax medium / cedar needles; 31 ½”x17 ¼”x9”; 4/10
A Suggestion as to How Many Times to Knock Before you May Possibly Get an Answer; oil on wooden panel / reclaimed wood / metal / found objects (ceramic monk & couple, wooden dog, metal St. and donkey, glass, concrete fruit) , 26"x17"x4", 4/10
Hope Too Much; oil on wooden panel / reclaimed wood / wooden lamb / brass / drift wood / frame molding , 25"x15 1/2"x6," 4/10
Surrender Everything; Oil on wooden panel, assemblage, cast glass, assemblage, plaster, & carved wood; 45"x46"x10"
Brothers Keeper; oil on wood, glass, wood, plaster and metal figures, assemblage, 24"x12"x8", 8/10
Most Valued Treasure; mixed media assemblage with reclaimed lumber, metal figures, glass rods, and cast resin dog; 13"x10"x7," 8/10
Wisdom Teaches Without Speaking; assemblage (baseball, marbles, toy soldier, metal with gold leaf), salvaged wood, pate de' verre, dalle de verre; 8/10
Personal Sacrifice; ink and watercolor on clayboard, cast plaster, aluminum, wood; 15"x21'x2 ½,”
The Fool Left at the Table; ink and watercolor on clayboard, clay, wood; 19"x17"x3",
Haunted by the Fall; ink and watercolor on clayboard, clay, wood; 13"x12"x5 ½,”