The title “Other Worlds” refers to a creative process I experience and to what I see in my paintings with that title. I was inspired by the author Orhan Pamuk’s words, “Other worlds are the best consolations,” in reference to his way of living and writing. His observation perfectly describes my internal formation of a creative kernel, which is akin to watching, in my mind, fleeting images of color and film fragments of an unexplored world.
A work of art can feel so satisfying to simply “be” with because it is its own contained world. Simultaneously, it can invoke real and imagined worlds—spaces that offer the possibilities of the other—the magical unknown.
OTHER WORLDS V
oil, raw silk, metallic leaf
on cotton canvas with painted edges
20in x 20in x 2in
2014
OTHER WORLDS VI
acrylic, molding paste
on cotton canvas with painted edges
60in x 48in x 1in
2014
OTHER WORLDS VII
oil, acrylic, metallic leaf
on cotton canvas with painted edges
60in x 36in x 1.375in
2017
OTHER WORLDS VIII
acrylic, glass beads, metallic leaf, colored pencil
on linen canvas with painted edges
60in x 40in x 2.5 in
2018
OTHER WORLDS X
acrylic, glass beads, metallic leaf
on linen canvas with painted edges
40in x 40in x 2.5in + 40in x 40in x 2.5in (2 panels)
this painting works in all directions
2018
