Ghost. 6/15/2015

Ghost.
60x54″
mixed media on canvas.

Our entire lives are built upon repeatedly facing uncertain circumstances and, hopefully, learning from those experiences to better prepare for the next. And despite the fact that we all have and will face countless unfamiliar situations, each brings its own anxious and troubling presence to our lives until we see the situation through. Like knowingly entering a haunted house and still screaming when a ghost jumps out from behind the creaking door, we can ultimately only prepare and control our reactions to limited degree.

Ghost is about that moment of panic...that brief instance of terror when you realize, if even for a split second and even if you've prepared, that you don't completely recognize your surroundings...that you are faced with something you don't understand. Whether gone a second later or lingering for weeks, our vulnerability is laid bare each time we encounter the unfamiliar.

Ghost is currently availalbe through Kobalt Gallery in Provincetown, MA.

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Look Elsewhere, Orlando. 6/11/2014

Look Elsewhere, Orlando.
36x44"
Acrylic on canvas.

Inspired by the sudden and somewhat mysterious death of a friend, Look Elsewhere, Orlando is a portrait of those lost addressing or confronting that from which they are attempting to overcome.

The title speaks to the attempt to escape that issue through a change of location, ultimately realizing that the issue, not the place, is the problem. Symbolized by the Lion, the subject gazes backward, finding the "issue" driving them forward. In a state of shock, the subject realizes that "issue" continuing to follow, despite them having turned their back before. This is not meant to display someone running away...to show a weak or strong character...but to acknowledge the constant presence of our vices, despite our best efforts.

Rather than laying blame, showing anger, hoping to change the future or denying the current state, the piece memorializes a vision of the person lost simply living alongside that which drove them, for better or worse.

L.E.O. is not a piece celebrating life, damning vices nor glossing over reality, it simply shows the state of things.