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What I love most about painting is observing a subject so intensely that everyday associations melt away and it becomes something unfamiliar—like repeating a word over and over until it loses meaning and becomes just a sound. The experience of painting common subjects reveals just how unknowable they truly are. The more I look, the more mysterious the world becomes: we are on an alien world enveloped by other life.
I think of my paintings as part of the Vanitas tradition, a genre meant to remind viewers of the fleeting nature of life, wealth, relationships, and understanding. That may sound maudlin, but the acknowledgment of impermanence allows me to more richly appreciate my present experience.
You are invited to view Other Life, my solo exhibit of paintings and drawings at Gallery Henoch in NYC, from September 24–October 17, 2020.
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#1
Bouquet (24 x 24, Oil On Panel, 2019)
Final score:
22points
#3
Nimbus (60 x 48, Oil On Canvas, 2019)
Final score:
18points
#6
Cherries (16 x 20, Oil On Panel, 2020)
Final score:
14points
#8
Avocados (11.5 x 14.5, Oil On Panel, 2020)
Final score:
12points
#11
Iris And Rose (40 x 50, Oil On Canvas, 2019)
Final score:
7points
#12
Scorpion (4 x 4, Oil On Panel, 2017)
Final score:
7points
Lynn Dougherty Quin 4 years ago
This looks like a photograph!! In fact, all are painted so beautifully and skillfully that they could easily be mistaken for still-life photography. Amazing talent!
#14
Vespertine (12 x 9, Oil On Panel, 2007-19)
Final score:
6points
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