“Woman”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

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

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

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“Man”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

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

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

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“Reality Check”

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 18″

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

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“Pain”

Oil on Canvas, 20″ X 24″

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

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“Thinking Of You”

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 24″

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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.

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“Leadership”

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 24″

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

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“Teamwork”

Oil on Canvas, 18″ X 18″

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

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“Identity Farm”

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 24″

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

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“Hiding In Plain Sight”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

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“Stoned”

Oil on Canvas, 14″ X 18″

 

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“Lindy Hopping”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

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Dedicated to swing dancers everywhere.

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“Strings Attached”

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 20″

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

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“Cogs”

Oil on Canvas, 16″ X 20″

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A well-oiled machinery

Of procreation.

A constant rotation

Of the cogs.

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“Nature Nurture”

Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 20″

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Hand in hand

Nature and Nurture

Shape the expression

Of my act.

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“Unmasking 2”

(commissioned)

Oil on Canvas, 14″ X 11″

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I peel off the masks

and toss them away.

But the new ones emerge

The very same day.

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