Sanssouci Suite

The Sanssouci Suite:

 

The Sanssouci Suite is part of an ongoing creative practice investigates the interrelationship between the local and the global: in particular how history, society, and culture determine our experience of place. The Sanssouci Suite series of drawings document an interesting nexus of power and sexuality.

 

In 2016, I had the pleasure of visiting Sanssouci, Postdam, near Berlin.   Built by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, Sanssouciwas his summer palace and a private residence. The palace's name (sans souci), which translates as "without concerns", meaning "without worries" or "carefree", symbolizing that the palace was a place for relaxation rather than a seat of power. Frederick the Great was homosexual and many of statutes that adorn the palace gardens reflect this with their references to classical mythology and history.

Hermes: Sanssouci, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Nike: Sanssouci, Ink on paper, 22" x 20", 2019

Orpheus: Sanssouci, Ink on paper, 22" X 30", 2019

Ganymede: Sanssouci, Ink on paper, 22" X 30", 2019

Antonius: Sanssoci, Ink on paper, 22" X 30", 2019

Praying Boy: Sanssouci, Ink on paper, 22" X 30", 2019

Figure Drawings

Self Portrait: Wilmore Wilderness,  Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2018

Balanced upon the Bridge, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Homage to Hockney, Clayton: Palm Springs, Ink on paper, 22" x 30', 2019

Spaces In between, Ink on paper, 22" x 22", 2020

Landscapes 2018 - 2019

Low Tide, Ink on paper, 22" x 20", 2018

Trees, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2018

Mount Rainier, Ink on paper, 22” x 30”, 2019

Northwest Waterfall, Ink on paper, 16” x 30”, 2019

The Road Less Traveled: Homage to Jim Stokes, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Peace River: Winter, Ink on paper, 22"x 30", 2019

Eaton Falls, Ink on paper, 22" X 30", 2019

Wilmore Wilderness: Smokey River, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Sulphur's Gate: Wilmore Wilderness, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Sulphur's Gate #2, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Cascade, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2020

Spring Blossoms, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2020

Moon River: Homage to Robert Guest, Ink on Paper, 20" x 30", 2020

Northern Landscape: Homage to Rembrandt, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 13/7/2020

Northern Prairie #2: Homage to Nolde, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 14/7/2020

Sacred Swan, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 15/7/2020

Siwash Rock: Stanley Park, Vancouver , Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 11/10/2020

Portraits

Lawrence, Pencil on paper, 8.5” x 11”, 2019

Darryl, Pencil on paper, 8.5" X 11", 2019

Portrait of my Mother, Helen, Pencil on paper, 8.5" x 11", 2019

Portrait of my Father, Irwin, Pencil on paper, 8.5" x 11", 2019

Alex: 1999, Pencil on paper, 8.5" X 11", 2019

Micheal: 1990, Pencil on paper, 8.5" X 11", 2019

Visions Series

Vision: Cosmic Tree, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Vision: Energy Exchange,  Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Vision: Cosmos #1,  Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Vision: Genesis, Ink on paper, 22” x 30”, 2019

Vision: Time is a River, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019

Vision: Moon Garden, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2019, Private Collection

Vision: Orante,  Ink on paper, 22” x 30”, 2019

Vision: Fragile Structure, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2020

Vision: Fragile Structure #2, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2022

Vision: Swan, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2020

Vision: Waterfall, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2020