The title of this series announced itself in my head one day when I was looking at my painting, On Saturn's Edge, Exuberance. A mouthful of a title, to be sure, though the way the metallic leaf pieces formed in the wet paint did somewhat resemble the rocky outer rings of Saturn. It wasn't until later that I learned from Lyn Cowan's book, Portrait of the Blue Lady: The Character of Melancholy, about the ancient mythology of the Roman god Saturn and his association with melancholy, as well as the intimate relationship between exuberance and melancholy.
As I created more and more canvases with intense colors and metallic leaf, it struck me that the vibrance of the colors and the bright shininess of the metallics accurately expressed my experience of exuberance—that intoxicating feeling of unrestrained enthusiasm for life.
EMERGENCE
acrylic, pencil, metallic leaf, wax on canvas with painted edges
36in x 50in x 2in
acrylic, pencil, metallic leaf, wax on canvas with painted edges
36in x 50in x 2in
KEEP TRYING
oil, acrylic, charcoal, pencil, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
30in x 20in x 3in
oil, acrylic, charcoal, pencil, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
30in x 20in x 3in
2009
$2,200 / email to purchase
$2,200 / email to purchase
THE GOLD WILL OUT
oil, acrylic, charcoal, metallic leaf, mica flakes on canvas with painted edges
30in x 30in x 3in
oil, acrylic, charcoal, metallic leaf, mica flakes on canvas with painted edges
30in x 30in x 3in
2009
$2,400 / email to purchase
$2,400 / email to purchase
HAPPY TOGETHER
oil, acrylic, metallic leaf, mica flakes on canvas with painted edges
20 x 10 x 3in + 20 x 10 x 3in
oil, acrylic, metallic leaf, mica flakes on canvas with painted edges
20 x 10 x 3in + 20 x 10 x 3in
2009
$1,800 / email to purchase
$1,800 / email to purchase
COME TOGETHER II
oil, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
20in x 20in x 3in
oil, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
20in x 20in x 3in
2008
$1,800 / email to purchase
$1,800 / email to purchase
LAYERS OF YOU, LAYERS OF ME
oil, pencil, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
Text Reads: layers of you // layers of me
40in x 30in
2005
SOLD
oil, pencil, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
Text Reads: layers of you // layers of me
40in x 30in
2005
SOLD
GRAPHITE SHADOW
acrylic, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
30in x 30in
2006
SOLD
SOLD
ON OUR WAY
acrylic, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
36in x 48in
acrylic, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
36in x 48in
ON SATURN'S EDGE, EXUBERANCE
acrylic, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
36in x 48in
acrylic, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
36in x 48in
2006
$2,400 / email to purchase
$2,400 / email to purchase
TACTILE LUNAR
acrylic, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
60in x 36in x 1.5in
2007
acrylic, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
60in x 36in x 1.5in
2007
SOLD
BLISS IS HERE
oil on canvas with painted edges
30in x 15in
2008
SOLD
oil on canvas with painted edges
30in x 15in
2008
SOLD
USE THE FIRE
oil on canvas with painted edges
30in x 15in
2008
SOLD
oil on canvas with painted edges
30in x 15in
2008
SOLD
RECONNAISSANCE
oil, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
30 x 24 x 3in + 30 x 24 x 3in
2008
SOLD
oil, metallic leaf on canvas with painted edges
30 x 24 x 3in + 30 x 24 x 3in
2008
SOLD
Series
This series in ongoing—I will add new works if I feel they fit into the theme of this series.
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Painting Authenticity
My paintings are one-of-a-kind creations. I do not sell reproductions (prints) of my paintings. The prints I create are original digital works of art.