Older Works > Magnetic Field Series

The abstract pattern of a magnetic field embodies a directional organization reflected in the basic structures of simple biological forms. By embedding this linear abstraction into the surface of each painting, I set up an underlying complexity in the painterly ground. From here, there is a continual push for a dynamic surface and spatial tension that fluctuates between in and out, around and behind, thick and thin, and flat and deep.

Hydra
acrylic on canvas
80x72"
2002
Crustacea
acrylic on canvas
80x72"
2001
Pepto
acrylic on canvas
80x70"
2002
Red Lichens
acrylic on canvas
80x72"
2002
Ochre
acrylic on canvas
48x48"
2003
Malady
acrylic on canvas
80x72"
2002
Anomalcaris
acrylic on canvas
48x48"
2003
Magnetic Field #1
acrylic on canvas
48x48"
1999
Sponge
acrylic on canvas
80x72"
2001
Carnac #25
watercolor on paper
17x17"
2004
After Sargent #22
watercolor on paper
17x17"
2003
Kerzerho #20
watercolor on paper
17x17"
2002
Carnac #23
watercolor on paper
17x17"
2003
Carnac #21
watercolor on paper
17x17"
2004
 #34
watercolor on paper with ink transfers
17x17"
2005
Medusae #27
watercolor on paper with ink tranfers
17x17"
2005
Medusae #36
watercolor on paper and ink transfer
17x17"
2005
Medusae #26
watercolor on paper
17x17"
2004