narrative of the medium

This seemingly unrelated collection is finding its way to the United Kingdom! These works span a wide range of time— the women series being some of my earliest works and a very recent collection done this summer at my residency at the School of Visual art in New York City. The latter series features over 50 8" x 8" oil paintings. Out of the works this collector has chosen, one of them comes out ahead as my favorite: Bonnet. It shows how caring and loving my dog is to me and m

me & you, you & me oil on canvas 40" x 30" x 0.8" Cut from a mural size canvas which contained many figures within a landscape worked from memory. I trimmed and mounted this. Funny that it should sell shortly after one of its counterparts. #meampyouyouampme #saatchi #news

Old Bird Oil on Canvas 14" x 11" x 0.9" Working from found imagery, I've altered the narrative of the photograph by adding new elements and changing the context of what the figure represents. I have many images from catalogs that I've treated in this regard and enjoy changing their original intention. #news #saatchi #OldBird

Dog Days Oil on Canvas 36" x 28" x 0.8" Inspired by my dog and son who rather than verbally reply would turn inward. This is taken from part of a mural with additional figures. Painted on unprimed canvas and inspired by the process in which Helen Frankenthaler works. I have used this method here. #news #saatchi #DogDays