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abstraction into representational paintings
Dynamic Connections
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board
36 x 48 inch
Price: $3800
Story Behind the Painting: The inspiration for this painting is likened to the expression when someone walks into the room and says, "Ta-Dah!" It is like, "Here I am!" It is very expressive, dynamic, and full of fanfare. It has pizzazz to it. For this painting, I wanted to have the Ta-Dah feeling, but because of the harmony within the piece, it wasn't just one person doing the Ta-Dah. It was the entirety of the whole doing it. It was all the connections that made the Ta-Dah so dynamic. It is the power of the group or the power of the supporting characters working together that makes it what it is. In the end, the dynamic connections make the entrance so dramatic.
Sunflower Dance
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board
20 x 30 inch
Price: SOLD
Story Behind the Painting: These sunflowers were waving in the breeze. There was movement all around. Since sunflowers have traditionally been associated with positivity, happiness, cheer, good luck, health, and hope, my approach to this painting was direct and precise to coincide with the graceful and expressive act of dancing.
Abstracted Singleness
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board
36 x 12 inch
Price: $1250
Story Behind the Painting: The inspiration for this abstract was a single tree, which I noticed standing tall alongside the road. It was all alone—a solitary self. It wasn't in a grove of other trees similar to its kind, but yet it seemed to have a sense of purpose and intention. I wondered what this tree might be like with its own unique personality and characteristics. Yet, in its distinctiveness, there seemed to be abstract qualities about it that made up the whole. I liked the idea of something that was a single unit but contained abstract qualities that were hard to define but nonetheless made up the whole.
"Single But Not Alone"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board
36 x 12 inch
Price: $1250
Story Behind the Painting: As I was driving through a very picturesque landscape, I noticed this single tree standing tall alongside the road. It was all alone—a solitary self. It wasn't in a grove of other trees similar to its kind, but yet it seemed to have purpose and intention. I liked the idea that someone could be strong within their own uniqueness and that you don't need other "trees" who are like-minded to survive. This tree was doing it, and it was this determination within the solitude that inspired this painting.
B.O.L.D. (Blunt, Outspoken, Loud, Direct)
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board
34 x 48 inch
Price: $3800
Story Behind the Painting: I love how this painting is just in your face. I had so many words to describe it that I ended up for the first time utilizing an acronym. It truly is Blunt, Outspoken, Loud, and Direct. The inspiration for this painting coincided with the painting, “Conversations In the Shadows.” I wanted to have something straightforward using colors considered calming, like blues, greens, and yellows rather than more traditionally aggressive colors such as red or black. The large size also corresponds and complements the theme.
"Conversations in the Shadows"
36 x 48 inch
Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas over Board
SOLD
The Single Trees-Triptych
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas over Board
36 x 36 inch
Price: $3000
Story Behind the Painting: A drive through a picturesque landscape inspired this triptych of three single trees. I noticed this single tree standing tall alongside the road. It was all alone—a solitary self. It wasn't in a grove of other trees similar to its kind, but yet it seemed to have purpose and intention. I wanted to paint three different interpretations using the same tree as a reference. It, thus, became a triptych, which I called "The Single Trees." Each one was single but together became a unit.