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“The Lay of the Land”
original artwork / acrylic and charcoal on panel / 48"w x 32"h x 1.5"d / 2024
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Most of my paintings (including this one) are based on the idea that who we are as individuals is a collection of all these different experiences that we’ve had in different places. I combine fragments from those places to suggest this layered process of “becoming”. The imagery in this painting comes from several abstracted views (interior and exterior) of places I've lived, worked, or gone to school. The title "The Lay of the Land" suggests this is the current state of things, but the layering present within the piece implies that even as we’re living our lives now, there’s this whole, underlying past- running below it all- that continues to influence us.
“On a Different Level”
original artwork / mixed media on panel box, natural edges / 48"w x 32"h x 1.5"d / 2022
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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.
Doorways, windows, and stairs--all from different places in my life- fill this painting. Many of them are viewed from different angles or eye levels, which is where the title "On a Different Level" originates. I wanted to use different perspectives to have each layer remain distinct from other layers and to make the space more complex to navigate. The colors are very bold in this one--perfect for someone who's not afraid of color or needs to inject some energy into a room.