Detail, "Genealogy", 2012
"Genealogy", 2012, oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
"Pastel: a novella", 2012, oil on canvas, 60 x 36 inches
Detail, top layer of "Pastel"
Detail, third layer of "Pastel"
"Perfume bottle: found within", 2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
"El sueno de pirata", 2012, oil on canvas, 30 x 48 inches
Detail, "El sueno de pirata"
"Magician's assistant", 2012, acrylic on paper, 48 x 48 inches
"Spring/Sprung", 2005, oil on canvas, 48 x 30 inches
"Nightsong", 2005, oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches
"Primary", 2005, oil on linen, 36 x 30 inches
"(Feminine) Shield", 2005, oil on linen, 20 x 20 inches
"Heartsong", 2005, oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches
"Family Tree", 2005, oil on linen, 20 x 15 inches
"Rosebud", 2004, oil on paper, 30 x 43 inches
"Primordial", 2004, oil and acrylic on paper, 18 x 12 inches
"Heaven (is a place in my heart)", 2005, oil on canvas, 14 inches
"Bella", 2001, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
"Rooster", 2002, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
"Valentine", 2002, oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches
"Cakes (Explosion)", 2001, oil on linen, 36 x 30 inches
2016, Acrylic on paper, 9' x 6'
This is the end result of the process documented in my video "Origin Story!" An act of improvisation, the layers of the story build from simple origins. The main character grows and evolves and morphs into memories, slogans and spirits.
The image is framed by the proscenium and the characters appear and disappear with the brushstrokes of black and white. It's my variety show with special guest stars.
2017, Acrylic on paper, 54” x 48”
2016, Acrylic and Pastel on paper, 6' x 5'
2017, Acrylic on paper, 5' x 4'
2017, Acrylic on canvas, 22" x 26"
2016, Acrylic, Pastel and Charcoal on paper, 6' x 5'
2016, Pastel and Charcoal on paper, 6' x 5'
2016, Pastel on paper, 6' x 5'
2016, Charcoal, pastel on paper, 6' x 4
2016, Pastel and chalk on paper, 6' x 5'
2016, charcoal on paper, 4' x 5'
2016, charcoal, pastel on paper, 4' x 5'
Giant sketchbook
2016, marker on paper, 9' x 5'
Born for battle
I'm fighting for my planet
2016, charcoal and pastel on paper, 6' x 5'
These drawings were created on an old barn wall, in 2015. Chalk on blackboard paint, eraser and water. Roughly 9' x 9'. Shot over many months in time-lapse, this documents a major shift in my life and an important new direction in my work.
From "Perpetuum Mobile" video, 2015, chalk on barn wall, 9' x 9'
From "Perpetuum Mobile", 2015, chalk on barn wall, 9' x 9'
From "Perpetuum Mobile", 2015, chalk and water on barn wall, 9' x 9'
From "Perpetuum Mobile", 2015, chalk and water on barn wall, 9' x 9'
From "Perpetuum Mobile", 2015, chalk on barn wall, 9' x 9'
From "Hot Summer" video, 2015, Chalk on paper, 5' x 4'
Moving out of the barn and into a temporary studio required an adjustment in materials, surface and light. One of the earliest works on paper, I am trying to find my new conversation.
2015, Chalk and tape on paper, 5' x 4'
From "Hot Summer" video, 2015
Chalk and pastel on canvas, 4' x 4'
Halloween 2015, pastel on paper 5' x 4'
2015
The idea for this video drawing was triggered by a conversation after a wonderful massage. The masseuse commented on how my body felt open but my root chakra seemed troubled. Somehow, putting a name to it allowed me to go deeper into my history.
2015, Chalk on paper, 5' x 4'
Inspired by the melancholy and yearning I'd feel from the oft-played, old pop-song "Wildfire" by Michael Murphy. This process took me from my car radio to a place I wasn't expecting.
From "Wildfire"video, 2015, chalk on paper. 5' x 4'
2015, pastel on paper, 6' x 4'
From "Wildfire" video, 2015, chalk on paper, 5' x 4'
Chalk and Pastel on paper, 6' x 5'
"I was born under the sign of the bull...I am loyal...I am slow to move...bread is my food metaphor...I will push your cart... I will always sing Happy Birthday to you...I need approval..."
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2015, pastel on paper 6' x 5'
Diving into gluttony and the need to fill myself up.
From a short video exploring the, at times, insatiable desire for fulfillment.
2016, Pastel on paper, 5' x 3'
This was created in Sayulita, Mexico. The temperature was approximately 80 degrees, while New York was enduring a massive blizzard. The studio space, white paper, vertical shape and news flurry kicked in an old response to "snow days". I enjoyed one journalist's description of snow storms being "the best of all natural disasters" (within reason, that is).
I have been working on a series of videos, some of which can be viewed here. The launching point is inspired by an improvisational self-prompt. The fuel source is memory, excavation and the need to follow the line of a mysterious narrative.
The content is not planned, but is in response to enduring questions of identity. This process is a can that is kicked down the undiscovered road. It's springs from my history, body, doubts and moments of connection.
If you would like to see more of these videos, please contact me.
Music by Paul Whitman & His Ambassador Orchestra and special thanks to Moby for the use of "The Violent Bear it Away"
2016, Acrylic on paper, approximately 8' x 6.5'
Music by Balmorhea "The WInter"
September, 2015
Music by Oscar Peterson & Fred Astaire "Medium Dance (Ad Lib)"
October 30, 2015
Set to the loop of the sad, pop-song "Wildfire" by Michael Murphey, this video follows the trail of pathos, set off by a car ride home. While exploring this nerve, I kept bumping up against the frustration of never being able to draw horses as a kid. As the drawing unfolded, I was surprised by what the meaning of Wildfire truly meant to me.
From "Rabbit family of origin" 2012, plaster, acrylic paint, yarn, fabric, 5 x 5 inches
From "Muses and Memories", 2012, plaster, acrylic paint, yarn, oil cloth, 4 x 5 inches
From "Rabbit family of origin", 2012, plaster, yarn, acrylic paint, fabric, 5 x 6 inches
"Rabbit family of origin", 2012, aluminum mesh, plaster, acrylic paint, yarn, fabric, varied heights from 3 - 10 inches
From "Muses and Memories", 2012, plaster, acrylic, yarn, fabric, oil cloth, 6 x 6 inches
"Mother of a different color", 2012, aluminum mesh, plaster, acrylic, yarn, 7' x 4'
From "Muses and Memories", 2012, plaster, acrylic, yarn, 10 x 3 inches
From "Muses and Memories", 2012, plaster, acrylic, yarn, each figure about 10 x 4 inches
"Creation Story", 2012, aluminum mesh, plaster, acrylic, Sculpey, wood, 52 x 36 inches
Detail from "Creation Story"
From "Pirate's Prayer: and this time it will be different", 2012, California State University, Channel Islands
"Freudian Slip", 2012, from "Pirate's Prayer", silk
The characters that appear in my drawing videos are often explored later in other paintings and drawings. Recently, I recreated some of the characters in stop-motion-photo videos, shooting thousands of photos and editing them together. These are some stills and a few of the characters.
2018, Acrylic on paper, 7.5” x 7.5”
2018, Acrylic on paper, 7.5” x 7.5”
2018, Acrylic on paper, 8.25” x 8.25”
2018, Acrylic on paper, 8.5” x 11”
2017, Acrylic on paper, 4.75” x 5.75”
2018, Acrylic on paper, 8.5” x 11”
2018, Acrylic on paper, 8.5” x 8.5”
2017, Acrylic on paper, 4.75” x 5.25”
Still from stop-motion video. Gotta be startin’ something.
Still from super hero photo shoot. Discovering my secret powers.
Dancing through my history here in "Graham Cracker". If Martha Graham was a Big Pupae, it might look something like this. Please see the video below.
Photo series from my secret super modeling career.
Enticing Doctor Smith and always lost in space.
Won’t you be my neighbor?
