Formal Abstractions 2021

Blue Bop, Acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20", 25/4/2021

Green Earth, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30", 25/4/2021

Dark Dawn, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30", 4/4/2021

Coastal Landscapes

Mountain and Sea: Study, Acrylic on paper, 14" x 20", 25/7/2020

Coastal Landscape: Homage to Hodler, Acrylic on canvas, 3' x 4', 27/7/2020

New Day, Acrylic on canvas, 11' x 14', 6/9/2020

Florals

Iris, Acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20", 27/6/2020

Iris: Detail, Acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20", 27/6/2020

Iris: Detail, Acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20", 27/6/2020

Waterfall Redux 2020

Cascade #1, Acrylic on canvas, 3' x 4', 16/6/2020

Cascade #2, Acrylic on canvas, 3' x 4', 1/7/2020

Large Landscape Abstractions

A New Day, Acrylic on canvas, 3’ x 4’, 1/5/2020

Seattle Sea, Acrylic on canvas, 3’ x 4’, 2/5/2020

Requiem, Acrylic on canvas, 3’ x 4’, 2/5/2020

Blue Dawn: Homage to Otto Rogers, Acrylic on canvas, 4' x 5', 11/5/2020

Golden Dawn, Acrylic on canvas, 4' x 5' , 5/15/2020

Berlin Cemetery

Berlin:Cemetery 1, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2020

Lovers: Cemetery Berlin, Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2020

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