Discarded Souvenirs
The series “Discarded Souvenirs” and “Epigraphs” are neither purely abstract or representational.
“Discarded Souvenirs”, a monochromatic series, akin to photographs, memorialize separations and unions. These compositions are meditations on the nature of memory and loss and, like old (black and white) photographs, are imperfect and frayed.
Discarded Souvenirs, No.13, Oil on canvas, 14x20-1/2, 2015, Ref 15-017
Discarded Souvenirs, No.1, Oil on canvas, 12x18-1/4, 2015, Ref 15-008
Discarded Souvenirs, No.2, Oil in canvas, 15-1/2x12, 2015, Ref 15-006
Discarded Souvenirs, No.5, Oil on canvas on wood, 16x20, 2015, Ref 15-009
Discarded Souvenirs, No.6, Oil on linen, 12x18, 2015, Ref 15-011
Discarded Souvenirs, No.7, Oil on canvas on wood, 16x20, 2015, Ref 15-010
Epigraph Series
The “ Epigraphs” series began almost by accident. I was experimenting with the spatial relationship of form, line and color and variants of those themes in abstract space while maintaining their formal configuration and composition. This allowed me to distill my ideas on a technical level by confronting aspects of essentially the same composition using a different approach each time to manipulate their emotive language. These compositions are emphatically not intended as variations of a theme or concept.
With both series, the aim is to engage the viewer in a conversation. The nature of that conversation, while subjective, may be humorous or disquieting depending on the viewer’s reaction to what the painting says when it looks back (at the viewer).
Epigraph Series No.10, 28x30, Oil on Canvas, 2013, Ref 13-012, Private Collection
Epigraph Series No.1, 20x20", Oil on Canvas, 2012, Ref 12-003, Private Collection
Epigraph Series No.3, 28x30", Oil on Canvas, 2018, Ref 12-007, Private Collection
Epigraph Series No.6, 28x30", Oil on Canvas, 2018, Ref 12-059
Epigraph Series No.7, 28x30", Oil on Canvas, 2018, Ref 12-060, Private Collection
Epigraph Series No.8, 28x30", Oil on Canvas, 2018, Ref 12-061, Private Collection
Epigraph Series No.9, 28x30", Oil on Canvas, 2018, Ref 12-066, Private Collection