“Woman”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

“woman : an adult female person”
-from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Creative process video: https://youtu.be/4Zlo02V0f1I


“Man”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

“man : an adult male human”
-from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Creative process video: https://youtu.be/4Zlo02V0f1I


“Reality Check”

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 18″

The wisdom of the unconscious
Is waiting at the door.
I can hear it gently knocking.
Will I answer the call?


 

“Pain”

Oil on Canvas, 20″ X 24″

Today
I found pain
Again.
I chew on it
Till there’s no flavor
Left.


 

“Thinking Of You”

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 24″

Thinking of you
On a chaotic day.
Thinking of you
On a lonely night.
And when at last
You’re here by my side,
The glimmer in your eyes
Reminds me of forgotten dreams.


“Leadership”

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 24″

Prefrontal cortex
If it’s not broken
Will lead you forward
Through storms and sorrows.


“Teamwork”

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 18″

Together
Emotions, thoughts and senses
Provide support
For life’s imperfect vessel.


“Identity Farm”

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 24″

Generating identities
Left and right
Is a common feature
Of one’s mind.


“Hiding In Plain Sight”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″


“Stoned”

Oil on Canvas, 14″ X 18″

 


“Lindy Hopping”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

Dedicated to swing dancers everywhere.


“Strings Attached”

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 20″

No matter how hard I try,
I can’t detach myself
From the strings
Of the universe.


“Cogs”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

A well-oiled machinery

Of procreation.

A constant rotation

Of the cogs.


“Nature Nurture”

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 20″

Hand in hand

Nature and Nurture

Shape the expression

Of my act.


 

“Unmasking 2”

(commissioned)

Oil on Canvas, 14″ X 11″

I peel off the masks

and toss them away.

But the new ones emerge

The very same day.