Laying in the grass and watching the sky

Laying in the grass and watching the sky

Acrylic and oil on canvas

120 x 160 cm

2021

"Laying in the grass and watching the sky" is an ode to stopping time and reveling in the nature world. It's title is self explanatory and its size is human scale. It is a painting that beckons the viewer to step inside of it, to hear the crickets and smell the scent of the grass and flora. It is created to be an overwhelming, subtle yet powerful, ever-changing call to stillness. It is a painting made with innumerable layers of color and dimensions, and a chameleon, mutating with the light, the season, the weather. It seems to generate its own light from within, the result of mixed media with some underlying metallic acrylic washes.

"Laying in the grass and watching the sky" is a bridge between the natural world and viewer, a kind of human scale doorway. It is totally serene, but also alive and passionate. It resonates with its own light. And life.

At the time of this writing "Laying in the grass and watching the sky" is available for collection in my Italy studio.

My ascension in blue

My ascension in blue

Oil and acrylic on canvas

90 x 90 cm

2021

"My ascension in blue" is a painting from a series of works entitled "Ascension". My Ascension series are paintings dedicated to the meeting of the elements: earth, light, and water. They are moments for reflection... the reflection of light in the water, the stillness and sign of relief that comes with dusk. Also the deep breathe of awareness that comes with dawn... the moments in between, the times we are perhaps still, awaiting inspiration of reveling in the momentary stasis.

"My ascension in blue" is a magical, watery Ascension painting, with hints of the sea and the sky melding into one. It is serene and also a bit turbulent, a coupling of opposites. It is a painting of balance and equilibrium, with a dancing horizontal movement.

It is both sides of the moon.

"My ascension in blue" is part of a private collection in Padua, Italy.

Walking in the fifth dimension

Walking in the fifth dimension

Acrylic, oil and pastels on canvas

160 x 100 cm

2021

"Walking in the fifth dimension" is a painting dedicated to going beyond the ordinary, the visible, the practical. It is inspired by the majesty and captivating beauty of the natural world, in the light just before dusk, when the earth and sky blend and become one. It is a large, enveloping painting, made for endless contemplation, full of hidden vistas, dynamic space, and mutating color. Its perspective is deep and wide, yet it also presents moments of delicate detail and minutiae. Viewing this painting is an experience in itself, like stepping into another world, another dimension.

"Walking in the fifth dimension" is one of the works I am most proud of. It successfully communicates the feeling of rapture and communion with the natural world. It is its own dimension.

At the time of this writing "Walking in the fifth dimension" is available for collection in my Italy studio.