12x12

  original artwork / acrylic on panel box, natural edges / 12"w x 12"h x 1.5"d / 2023   purchase online and pick up in Seattle gallery.  Please contact with questions.   Memories do not exist solely on their own; they are persistently entwined with the physical places where they occurred. In my paintings, fragments of landscape and abstracted architecture stand in for everything I have lived through in those places. My art depicts multiple locations simultaneously to convey the impact and accumulation of identity-shaping experiences.   In some of my works, the architectural fragments remain more solid and recognizable.  That's not the case in this painting where instead, areas of clarity come and go.  I think that's a lot how our memories work- there are moments where we can remember and describe everything (how things smelled, what we were wearing, etc.) and also moments (months? years?) where it's all pretty hazy.  The title of this painting, "Fleeting" suggests this unreliability of memory.  At only 12x12", this painting is perfect for adding visual interest to a small area or for grouping with other small works to fill a larger space.