SOLD 'The Conversation', 70"x40" mixed media on canvas
SOLD 'The Conversation', 70"x40" mixed media on canvas

'The Conversation' is a mixed media extravaganza. With each medium, a new layer is used in the message thats being communicated. But what is the story being told? It's different for each person, to be sure. 

Mediums used~(acrylic, oil, oil pastel, charcoal, 18k gold leaf & ebony pencil on 20oz, cotton duck canvas)

SOLD 'Mapping Tomorrow', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas
SOLD 'Mapping Tomorrow', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas

Where do our thoughts travel? Do we free associate our thoughts and knowledge or possibly is there a design more fractal with bits of chaos throw in for good measure. Tomorrow is here.

'Touch of Night', 30"x15" mixed media on canvas
'Touch of Night', 30"x15" mixed media on canvas

Like the night sky, looking out on the universe and all of creation with complete awe and wonderment. We connect the stars or dots and ask, why am I here? What is this all about? 

SOLD 'Primary Changes', 30"x30" oil on  canvas
SOLD 'Primary Changes', 30"x30" oil on canvas

The basics, yellow, blue and red, patterns within patterns are echoed.

SOLD 'Minds Eye', 24"x24" oil on canvas
SOLD 'Minds Eye', 24"x24" oil on canvas

How we see things, what we value, the enviornment we're raised in and their influences on our mind, body and soul, define our perceptions and perhaps our 'minds eye'.

'Stardust Origins in the Constellation of Love', 40"x40" mixed media on canvas
'Stardust Origins in the Constellation of Love', 40"x40" mixed media on canvas

This subject and composition, are a dreamlike mixture of expressed human physical gesture, juxtaposed against a nightsky petroglyphs symbiotically, thus emerging from stardust.

A Timeless Beauty~tats, piercings and guages, it's a communal, yeah tribal thing. Just puttting yourself out there, complete, with raw, spontaneous and natural honesty. Now thats sexy!

 

SOLD 'Eye Of The Fire', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas
SOLD 'Eye Of The Fire', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas

Like the thin layers when peeling an onion, so are the layers of this mixed media abstract piece. While the mediums layered are acrylic, oil, oil pastel, charcoal, ebony pencil, 18K gold pen & leaf, so are the levels of meaning so layered. Seek to unravel the mystery within and find what you are seeking.  

SOLD 'Catharsis', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas
SOLD 'Catharsis', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas

These pieces generally take months to build to completion. Their fnished state and appeal hinges entirely on my final emotional state or mood. I begin with one medium, and emotion and each time I come to the canvas, a new medium, emotion and layer are added to the complexity of life that I’m trying to convey on canvas. Toward the completion of this particuliar piece my overall emotional state, did a 180 and so there you have it. But what do you see, is the real question.

'Shadow Life', 15"x22" mixed media on board
'Shadow Life', 15"x22" mixed media on board

All things that exist in the shadow, exist in the light, or do they. Shed a bit of light on the subject and see if they don’t disappear or indeed, what remains.

Algorithms, 36"x18"  mixed media
Algorithms, 36"x18" mixed media

Life has its own set of ‘Algorithms’ , a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations . Nature is fractal with sparatic moments of chaos changing those algorithims. We are here sharing the human universality of it all, as expressed in this artwork.

'ATM' 18"x36" mived media
'ATM' 18"x36" mived media

An edgy & provocative figurative abstract, 'ATM' 18"x36" framed (gold & warm black floater frame) Mixed Media (acrylic, oil, ebony pencil, oil pastel & 18K gold)

Two figures in an intimate dance, but whats the meaning behind the dance? Only the two in it know and we can only observe & speculate from a distance.

Persistence of Time, 2"x24" mixed media
Persistence of Time, 2"x24" mixed media

Everything or nothing at all, time is fleeting, crcuitous, a mobius strip flipped ubside down on itself , ever moving and still. It is present, tomorrow is our today, that is all. All the layers touch together in an instant and yet are seperate and individual. Time as we know it is a human construct to make a 3 minute egg and get you to work on time, nothing more. So than what is time if not persistant in its march?

Gray, Shades of Narcissist, 30"x30" mixed media
Gray, Shades of Narcissist, 30"x30" mixed media

Gray~He was a hunter of sorts who loved everything beautiful. Narcissus was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him, wanting them to prove their devotion to his striking beauty. Narcissist is one who has a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception. Once, during the summer, he was getting thirsty after hunting, and he was lured to a pool where he leaned upon the water and saw himself in the bloom of youth. Narcissus did not realize it was merely his own reflection and fell deeply in love with it, as if it were somebody else. Unable to leave the allure of his image, he eventually realized that his love could not be reciprocated and he melted away from the fire of passion burning inside him, eventually turning into a gold and white flower.

 'True Colors' 30"x30" mixed media, acrylic, oil, oil pastel, ebony pencil and 18k gold leaf and paint.
'True Colors' 30"x30" mixed media, acrylic, oil, oil pastel, ebony pencil and 18k gold leaf and paint.

What if the whole of life were made up ,of the stuffs, that are stardust. What if the entirity of the universe was conciousness, a universal mind...What Is..Is.

'Plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale From Above' 24"x24" mixed media on panel
'Plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale From Above' 24"x24" mixed media on panel

I've been on about 10 whale watches, each a new adventure, on 2, I had occassion to see these majestic creatures in person, several years ago. I've taken to following their migration route from calving grounds around St. Augustine Florida to the feeding grounds in Cape Cod Massachusetts, over the past 8 years now. I have been lucky enough to attend seminars on, clean up/educational festivals for & even participated in a rescue of a mother & calf, one year. Critically endangered, with about 400 left along the eastern sea board, I wonder. with low birth rates & high incidents of death from ship strike, fishing gear entanglement, plastics pollutions & military sonar interference, just how long they will survive, if we don't take more immediate measures.

'Refraction' 24"x24" mixed media
'Refraction' 24"x24" mixed media

A phenomenon of light & color being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density playing upon our imagination, thus emerges the coyote & raven.

Scribbles, Marks & Erasures, 36"x36" mixed media
Scribbles, Marks & Erasures, 36"x36" mixed media

This piece has more scribbles, marks & erasures then most of my other artworks of this nature. They are very difficult to photograph and capture their true depth and scope. More so they are best appreciated in person as the layering of mediums draw us in with an hypnotic quality. The mediems used are oil, oil pastel, ebony pencil, charcoal , 18k gold paint marker & gold leaf. The 18k gold leaf has become my trademark, a signature of sorts, on most of these artworks.

A Rainbow Within 24"x24" mixed media on wood panel.
A Rainbow Within 24"x24" mixed media on wood panel.

An abstract with lines, oil paint, ebony pencil and 18k gold leaf. This piece speacks for itself, on many levels & it just is, my reality. A PRIDE 2020 vision.

Thought & Memory 20"x12" oil  on canvas
Thought & Memory 20"x12" oil on canvas

In Norse mythology, Huginn and Muninn are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin. But what’s the message being communicated & did you receive it?

Echo 57"x63" acrylic
Echo 57"x63" acrylic

The rhythms of nature, reverberate in everything, patterns repeating, patterns, as they echo and change over time in some subtle ways & sometimes more abrubt ones.

Red, White & Blue 24"x18" oil on canvas
Red, White & Blue 24"x18" oil on canvas

Your interpretation applys to current events in the history of the U.S.A.

 ’Wild Abandon’ in 3 parts, each canvas is 36” square & mixed media as follows acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, charcoal, 18k gold paint & leaf.
’Wild Abandon’ in 3 parts, each canvas is 36” square & mixed media as follows acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, charcoal, 18k gold paint & leaf.

Life and all it's complexities. Especially in my abstracts, layer by layer, pattern by pattern, expressing the idea of fractals, chaos, unity plus the thought that all life is connected, in these things, from the tiniest to the largest. Sometimes what looks like the sun setting is really the sun rising. For contiunuity, I used a cardiac rhythm, a heartbeat as the vehicle in which to carry through the 3 images.

Vonnegut's Garden 48"x24" mixed media on canvas
Vonnegut's Garden 48"x24" mixed media on canvas

I read 'Slapstick' it was my first Kurt Vonnegut read in 79’-80’ish. I was immediately hooked. If you haven't read it, it's a futuristic tale in which all the people of the world are assigned middle names, of flowers randomly. Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, is the main character. Which ever flower you are connects you to all the other like flowers, as family, so you are never alone. I'm partial to sunflowers, so that makes me Richard Sunflower-1 Sperry. What’s your flower? Here’s where we all gather, mingle and dance, in the sun and a light breeze.

SOLD Portal 30"x30" mixed media
SOLD Portal 30"x30" mixed media

A doorway, gate, or other entrance and you’re on your way to places only your imagination can take you.

‘Shattered Gold Edge’ 24”x24” mixed media
‘Shattered Gold Edge’ 24”x24” mixed media

Color my world, add a bit of white line, some black scribble & break the gold off so it trails off into our day dreams, then we can imagine the wonder of it all.

‘United’ 30”x30” mixed media ~Acrylic. oil, ebony pencil, 18k gold paint and leaf
‘United’ 30”x30” mixed media ~Acrylic. oil, ebony pencil, 18k gold paint and leaf

We kiss & embrace, creating a human mobius strip of love. Gender identity and sexual orientation united.

‘B/W & Gray Scribbling’ 24”x24” mixed media
‘B/W & Gray Scribbling’ 24”x24” mixed media

Fusing abstract and representational ideas on a single canvas in mixed media here. The black, white & grey palette was chosen as an experiment that led to the sketched figure.

Love's, Lines, Circles, Angles & Rhymes 40”x40” mixed media on canvas
Love's, Lines, Circles, Angles & Rhymes 40”x40” mixed media on canvas

Took a photo and broke it down into a more abstract form. I especially wanted to convey a sense of universality of the figures & space, creating a more transcendent reality.

SOLD ‘Thought for the Day’ 30”x30” mixed media
SOLD ‘Thought for the Day’ 30”x30” mixed media

Our thoughts connect in a more free associative way, as our senses ,vision, hearing, smell, & touch, triggering memory & thought as we create stories and our imagination takes away on a journey far far away.

Scribbles, Marks,Erasures & A Touch Of Gold 24"x24" mixed Media
Scribbles, Marks,Erasures & A Touch Of Gold 24"x24" mixed Media

The meaning is in the layers, some lost, others found.

The Puzzle 30”x30” mixed media
The Puzzle 30”x30” mixed media

The mystery of life, it’s the ultimate puzzle. Here I’ve layered it up with a multitude of mediums, which ultimately begs the question…What’s it’s all about?

Light & Shadow Dancing, 18"x18" mixed media
Light & Shadow Dancing, 18"x18" mixed media

18K gold represents the light, the charcoal scribble represents the darkness it’s chasing in a symbolic dance in a field of color it intensifies.

Shadow Dancers 24"x24" mixed media
Shadow Dancers 24"x24" mixed media

One of my FB friends is a dancer. He posted a photo of him and I transformed it into a more contemporary statement.

Blue Veil 18”x18” oil
Blue Veil 18”x18” oil

I used 6 different blues, a violet & magenta, for a more dynamic heating & cooling of the blues...then did some sgraffito, scratching a male dancer into the paint, hence the veil. A veil hides things for many reasons.

Sacred Spaces, 30"x30" mixed media
Sacred Spaces, 30"x30" mixed media

I used a photo reference of an undersea cavern to create this more abstract image using mixed media of acrylic, oil paints, oil pastel, ebony pencil & 18k gold leaf. Does it speak to you? What does it say?

Monoliths, Mirrors & a Mobius Strip’ 36”x36” mixed media-acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, 18k gold paint & leaf.
Monoliths, Mirrors & a Mobius Strip’ 36”x36” mixed media-acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, 18k gold paint & leaf.

Like peeling an onion, so then are the thoughts in ones mind, as are the layers of meaning within this piece. Adding & subtracting, making marks & erasures made until finally the vision is complete for others to ponder.

'The Longing' 30"x30" oil
'The Longing' 30"x30" oil

Two together, no words, only body language and the doors open.

Ascension 16"x40" mixed media
Ascension 16"x40" mixed media

To rise above all expectations, all.

Fractured Rainbow 36"x18" mixed media
Fractured Rainbow 36"x18" mixed media

*As we head toward PRIDE month, 2022, I wanted to remind everyone from 18-118 years of age, to register to vote & vote, make your voices heard, you are the difference... the changes you want to see the world.

Essence 30"x30" mixed media
Essence 30"x30" mixed media

Pride x Infinity Squared = Love, was the working title as I built this painting up, layer by layer, medium by medium. An aerial view, of us, the viewer, hovering over the two figures… 2 people as they float face to face embracing in water, contemplating leaning in to kiss. They are the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, that determines its character, hence the essence of being, their being complete in a sort of mobius strip configuration, of pure energy, infinite.

‘T.N. 2022’ 40”x20” oil /adding final details
‘T.N. 2022’ 40”x20” oil /adding final details

Is it representational or an abstract? Do you know the image that inspired this painting?

Dysphoria 16"x40" mixed media
Dysphoria 16"x40" mixed media

In many of my abstract works, I begin with a representational concept and break it down into its essential forms, such is the case here as I began with a figure.

 ‘The Prettiest Star’ 30”x30” mixed media
‘The Prettiest Star’ 30”x30” mixed media

Design elements with a touch raw energy.

 ‘Blue Monday’ 24”x24” oil
‘Blue Monday’ 24”x24” oil

Somewhere between graffiti & primitive art within the abstract milieu and a tonal vision with a pinch of color & mood is this pieces inspired revelation.

'Rainbow Goth' 24"x24" oil
'Rainbow Goth' 24"x24" oil

A FB friends photo had me think all things ,manga, goth, glam & glitter, so, let's paint that.

Four Directions 24"x24" mixed media
Four Directions 24"x24" mixed media

Just completed~a little bit of this & a little bit of that....marks the transitions and layers on this piece....scribbling & scratching away in four directions.

‘Imagine’ 30”x40” mixed-media
‘Imagine’ 30”x40” mixed-media

We create our own realities, what we see, how we live, and who we are…without borders, makes it a more fluid connection.

SOLD 'Parable' 30"x30" mixed media
SOLD 'Parable' 30"x30" mixed media

side notes ~

*It's overcast today, so I'll take a better photo later.

**When I'm walking the pups and I see a robin, I start singing 'Rockin Robbin'.

***I had a mystical experience at the CSO concert over the weekend, during the Rachmaninov piano concerto #3. It was good.

****I'm listening to Elvis Double-Dynamite on the cd player today.

‘Boy-Blue’ 24”x12” oil
‘Boy-Blue’ 24”x12” oil

An Fb friend posted a photo and it inspired me to translate it in to oil on canvas…here’s the result.

‘THON, The-One or That-One’ 30”x30” mixed media
‘THON, The-One or That-One’ 30”x30” mixed media

At the PRIDE parade this past June in Chicago, amongst a million or so, give or take, persons, this divine creature stood out and I thought, yes, ‘that one’ and so I knew I had to translate into one of my more contemporary mixed media pieces…so I present to you, for your consideration…

‘Splash’ 60”x40” oil
‘Splash’ 60”x40” oil

A wave splashing down on the rocks broken down into a more contemporary abstract form.

‘A Universe Within #1’ 36”x36” mixed-media
‘A Universe Within #1’ 36”x36” mixed-media

“You are a universe inside a universe. Galaxies are born within you.”

‘A Universe Within #2’ 36”x36” mixed-media
‘A Universe Within #2’ 36”x36” mixed-media

“Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.”

— Rumi

‘A Universe Within #1’ 36”x36” mixed-media
‘A Universe Within #1’ 36”x36” mixed-media

“Everything amazing about the universe is inside of you, and the two are inseparable.” — Carl Sagan

‘Satellite of Love’ 30”x30” mixed media
‘Satellite of Love’ 30”x30” mixed media

We are all satellites orbiting/wondering through the universe in search of love.

'Crossroads of Change' 24"x24" mixed media
'Crossroads of Change' 24"x24" mixed media

Where we’re at and where we’re going, as humans and a planet. In the immortal words of my Grandfather Clyde Virgil, “Anne, I’m at the corner of walk and don’t walk, which should I do?” This and an aerial view of a desert road washed out in a flood, provided ample inspiration for this piece.

‘7 in 1 = Infinity’ 24”x24” mixed media
‘7 in 1 = Infinity’ 24”x24” mixed media

Some of my favorite color combinations was the initial inspiration for this piece. Then 7 square/rectangle shapes in a larger one makes 8. 7 & 8 are numbers that factor significantly in my life.

‘Mystery of Love’ 24”x24” mixed media
‘Mystery of Love’ 24”x24” mixed media

The reasons why, when and what for are many and variable.

‘Secret Messages’ 30”x30” mixed media
‘Secret Messages’ 30”x30” mixed media

Above as Below, what we thinkk, we believe, is.

'People Have the Power' 24"x36" mixed media
'People Have the Power' 24"x36" mixed media

Toward the very end of 2023 we saw Patti Smith at the Salt Shed, Chicago. Ever the consummate rebel & activist, her encore was PEOPLE HAVE the POWER and the crowd was feeling it. see blog #85

Patchwork 30"x30" mixed media
Patchwork 30"x30" mixed media

Patchwork is a contemplation of the 4 corners with earth wind fire and water as its compass.

Tower, Tail & an Endless Blue Fog 36”x24” oil
Tower, Tail & an Endless Blue Fog 36”x24” oil

I've been out east on Cape Cod, upon the Atlantic, where visibility was dim from 50-100 feet in front of you unless you could get above it for a moment and when the fog was so dense all you could do is hear the whale songs. This piece was inspired & created from several photos of Humpbacks, the Pilgrims Monument & my general emotional state atm.

SOLD 'The Conversation', 70"x40" mixed media on canvas
SOLD 'Mapping Tomorrow', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas
'Touch of Night', 30"x15" mixed media on canvas
SOLD 'Primary Changes', 30"x30" oil on  canvas
SOLD 'Minds Eye', 24"x24" oil on canvas
'Stardust Origins in the Constellation of Love', 40"x40" mixed media on canvas
SOLD 'Eye Of The Fire', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas
SOLD 'Catharsis', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas
'Shadow Life', 15"x22" mixed media on board
Algorithms, 36"x18"  mixed media
'ATM' 18"x36" mived media
Persistence of Time, 2"x24" mixed media
Gray, Shades of Narcissist, 30"x30" mixed media
 'True Colors' 30"x30" mixed media, acrylic, oil, oil pastel, ebony pencil and 18k gold leaf and paint.
'Plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale From Above' 24"x24" mixed media on panel
'Refraction' 24"x24" mixed media
Scribbles, Marks & Erasures, 36"x36" mixed media
A Rainbow Within 24"x24" mixed media on wood panel.
Thought & Memory 20"x12" oil  on canvas
Echo 57"x63" acrylic
Red, White & Blue 24"x18" oil on canvas
 ’Wild Abandon’ in 3 parts, each canvas is 36” square & mixed media as follows acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, charcoal, 18k gold paint & leaf.
Vonnegut's Garden 48"x24" mixed media on canvas
SOLD Portal 30"x30" mixed media
‘Shattered Gold Edge’ 24”x24” mixed media
‘United’ 30”x30” mixed media ~Acrylic. oil, ebony pencil, 18k gold paint and leaf
‘B/W & Gray Scribbling’ 24”x24” mixed media
Love's, Lines, Circles, Angles & Rhymes 40”x40” mixed media on canvas
SOLD ‘Thought for the Day’ 30”x30” mixed media
Scribbles, Marks,Erasures & A Touch Of Gold 24"x24" mixed Media
The Puzzle 30”x30” mixed media
Light & Shadow Dancing, 18"x18" mixed media
Shadow Dancers 24"x24" mixed media
Blue Veil 18”x18” oil
Sacred Spaces, 30"x30" mixed media
Monoliths, Mirrors & a Mobius Strip’ 36”x36” mixed media-acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, 18k gold paint & leaf.
'The Longing' 30"x30" oil
Ascension 16"x40" mixed media
Fractured Rainbow 36"x18" mixed media
Essence 30"x30" mixed media
‘T.N. 2022’ 40”x20” oil /adding final details
Dysphoria 16"x40" mixed media
 ‘The Prettiest Star’ 30”x30” mixed media
 ‘Blue Monday’ 24”x24” oil
'Rainbow Goth' 24"x24" oil
Four Directions 24"x24" mixed media
‘Imagine’ 30”x40” mixed-media
SOLD 'Parable' 30"x30" mixed media
‘Boy-Blue’ 24”x12” oil
‘THON, The-One or That-One’ 30”x30” mixed media
‘Splash’ 60”x40” oil
‘A Universe Within #1’ 36”x36” mixed-media
‘A Universe Within #2’ 36”x36” mixed-media
‘A Universe Within #1’ 36”x36” mixed-media
‘Satellite of Love’ 30”x30” mixed media
'Crossroads of Change' 24"x24" mixed media
‘7 in 1 = Infinity’ 24”x24” mixed media
‘Mystery of Love’ 24”x24” mixed media
‘Secret Messages’ 30”x30” mixed media
'People Have the Power' 24"x36" mixed media
Patchwork 30"x30" mixed media
Tower, Tail & an Endless Blue Fog 36”x24” oil
SOLD 'The Conversation', 70"x40" mixed media on canvas

'The Conversation' is a mixed media extravaganza. With each medium, a new layer is used in the message thats being communicated. But what is the story being told? It's different for each person, to be sure. 

Mediums used~(acrylic, oil, oil pastel, charcoal, 18k gold leaf & ebony pencil on 20oz, cotton duck canvas)

SOLD 'Mapping Tomorrow', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas

Where do our thoughts travel? Do we free associate our thoughts and knowledge or possibly is there a design more fractal with bits of chaos throw in for good measure. Tomorrow is here.

'Touch of Night', 30"x15" mixed media on canvas

Like the night sky, looking out on the universe and all of creation with complete awe and wonderment. We connect the stars or dots and ask, why am I here? What is this all about? 

SOLD 'Primary Changes', 30"x30" oil on canvas

The basics, yellow, blue and red, patterns within patterns are echoed.

SOLD 'Minds Eye', 24"x24" oil on canvas

How we see things, what we value, the enviornment we're raised in and their influences on our mind, body and soul, define our perceptions and perhaps our 'minds eye'.

'Stardust Origins in the Constellation of Love', 40"x40" mixed media on canvas

This subject and composition, are a dreamlike mixture of expressed human physical gesture, juxtaposed against a nightsky petroglyphs symbiotically, thus emerging from stardust.

A Timeless Beauty~tats, piercings and guages, it's a communal, yeah tribal thing. Just puttting yourself out there, complete, with raw, spontaneous and natural honesty. Now thats sexy!

 

SOLD 'Eye Of The Fire', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas

Like the thin layers when peeling an onion, so are the layers of this mixed media abstract piece. While the mediums layered are acrylic, oil, oil pastel, charcoal, ebony pencil, 18K gold pen & leaf, so are the levels of meaning so layered. Seek to unravel the mystery within and find what you are seeking.  

SOLD 'Catharsis', 30"x30" mixed media on canvas

These pieces generally take months to build to completion. Their fnished state and appeal hinges entirely on my final emotional state or mood. I begin with one medium, and emotion and each time I come to the canvas, a new medium, emotion and layer are added to the complexity of life that I’m trying to convey on canvas. Toward the completion of this particuliar piece my overall emotional state, did a 180 and so there you have it. But what do you see, is the real question.

'Shadow Life', 15"x22" mixed media on board

All things that exist in the shadow, exist in the light, or do they. Shed a bit of light on the subject and see if they don’t disappear or indeed, what remains.

Algorithms, 36"x18" mixed media

Life has its own set of ‘Algorithms’ , a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations . Nature is fractal with sparatic moments of chaos changing those algorithims. We are here sharing the human universality of it all, as expressed in this artwork.

'ATM' 18"x36" mived media

An edgy & provocative figurative abstract, 'ATM' 18"x36" framed (gold & warm black floater frame) Mixed Media (acrylic, oil, ebony pencil, oil pastel & 18K gold)

Two figures in an intimate dance, but whats the meaning behind the dance? Only the two in it know and we can only observe & speculate from a distance.

Persistence of Time, 2"x24" mixed media

Everything or nothing at all, time is fleeting, crcuitous, a mobius strip flipped ubside down on itself , ever moving and still. It is present, tomorrow is our today, that is all. All the layers touch together in an instant and yet are seperate and individual. Time as we know it is a human construct to make a 3 minute egg and get you to work on time, nothing more. So than what is time if not persistant in its march?

Gray, Shades of Narcissist, 30"x30" mixed media

Gray~He was a hunter of sorts who loved everything beautiful. Narcissus was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him, wanting them to prove their devotion to his striking beauty. Narcissist is one who has a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception. Once, during the summer, he was getting thirsty after hunting, and he was lured to a pool where he leaned upon the water and saw himself in the bloom of youth. Narcissus did not realize it was merely his own reflection and fell deeply in love with it, as if it were somebody else. Unable to leave the allure of his image, he eventually realized that his love could not be reciprocated and he melted away from the fire of passion burning inside him, eventually turning into a gold and white flower.

'True Colors' 30"x30" mixed media, acrylic, oil, oil pastel, ebony pencil and 18k gold leaf and paint.

What if the whole of life were made up ,of the stuffs, that are stardust. What if the entirity of the universe was conciousness, a universal mind...What Is..Is.

'Plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale From Above' 24"x24" mixed media on panel

I've been on about 10 whale watches, each a new adventure, on 2, I had occassion to see these majestic creatures in person, several years ago. I've taken to following their migration route from calving grounds around St. Augustine Florida to the feeding grounds in Cape Cod Massachusetts, over the past 8 years now. I have been lucky enough to attend seminars on, clean up/educational festivals for & even participated in a rescue of a mother & calf, one year. Critically endangered, with about 400 left along the eastern sea board, I wonder. with low birth rates & high incidents of death from ship strike, fishing gear entanglement, plastics pollutions & military sonar interference, just how long they will survive, if we don't take more immediate measures.

'Refraction' 24"x24" mixed media

A phenomenon of light & color being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density playing upon our imagination, thus emerges the coyote & raven.

Scribbles, Marks & Erasures, 36"x36" mixed media

This piece has more scribbles, marks & erasures then most of my other artworks of this nature. They are very difficult to photograph and capture their true depth and scope. More so they are best appreciated in person as the layering of mediums draw us in with an hypnotic quality. The mediems used are oil, oil pastel, ebony pencil, charcoal , 18k gold paint marker & gold leaf. The 18k gold leaf has become my trademark, a signature of sorts, on most of these artworks.

A Rainbow Within 24"x24" mixed media on wood panel.

An abstract with lines, oil paint, ebony pencil and 18k gold leaf. This piece speacks for itself, on many levels & it just is, my reality. A PRIDE 2020 vision.

Thought & Memory 20"x12" oil on canvas

In Norse mythology, Huginn and Muninn are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin. But what’s the message being communicated & did you receive it?

Echo 57"x63" acrylic

The rhythms of nature, reverberate in everything, patterns repeating, patterns, as they echo and change over time in some subtle ways & sometimes more abrubt ones.

Red, White & Blue 24"x18" oil on canvas

Your interpretation applys to current events in the history of the U.S.A.

’Wild Abandon’ in 3 parts, each canvas is 36” square & mixed media as follows acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, charcoal, 18k gold paint & leaf.

Life and all it's complexities. Especially in my abstracts, layer by layer, pattern by pattern, expressing the idea of fractals, chaos, unity plus the thought that all life is connected, in these things, from the tiniest to the largest. Sometimes what looks like the sun setting is really the sun rising. For contiunuity, I used a cardiac rhythm, a heartbeat as the vehicle in which to carry through the 3 images.

Vonnegut's Garden 48"x24" mixed media on canvas

I read 'Slapstick' it was my first Kurt Vonnegut read in 79’-80’ish. I was immediately hooked. If you haven't read it, it's a futuristic tale in which all the people of the world are assigned middle names, of flowers randomly. Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, is the main character. Which ever flower you are connects you to all the other like flowers, as family, so you are never alone. I'm partial to sunflowers, so that makes me Richard Sunflower-1 Sperry. What’s your flower? Here’s where we all gather, mingle and dance, in the sun and a light breeze.

SOLD Portal 30"x30" mixed media

A doorway, gate, or other entrance and you’re on your way to places only your imagination can take you.

‘Shattered Gold Edge’ 24”x24” mixed media

Color my world, add a bit of white line, some black scribble & break the gold off so it trails off into our day dreams, then we can imagine the wonder of it all.

‘United’ 30”x30” mixed media ~Acrylic. oil, ebony pencil, 18k gold paint and leaf

We kiss & embrace, creating a human mobius strip of love. Gender identity and sexual orientation united.

‘B/W & Gray Scribbling’ 24”x24” mixed media

Fusing abstract and representational ideas on a single canvas in mixed media here. The black, white & grey palette was chosen as an experiment that led to the sketched figure.

Love's, Lines, Circles, Angles & Rhymes 40”x40” mixed media on canvas

Took a photo and broke it down into a more abstract form. I especially wanted to convey a sense of universality of the figures & space, creating a more transcendent reality.

SOLD ‘Thought for the Day’ 30”x30” mixed media

Our thoughts connect in a more free associative way, as our senses ,vision, hearing, smell, & touch, triggering memory & thought as we create stories and our imagination takes away on a journey far far away.

Scribbles, Marks,Erasures & A Touch Of Gold 24"x24" mixed Media

The meaning is in the layers, some lost, others found.

The Puzzle 30”x30” mixed media

The mystery of life, it’s the ultimate puzzle. Here I’ve layered it up with a multitude of mediums, which ultimately begs the question…What’s it’s all about?

Light & Shadow Dancing, 18"x18" mixed media

18K gold represents the light, the charcoal scribble represents the darkness it’s chasing in a symbolic dance in a field of color it intensifies.

Shadow Dancers 24"x24" mixed media

One of my FB friends is a dancer. He posted a photo of him and I transformed it into a more contemporary statement.

Blue Veil 18”x18” oil

I used 6 different blues, a violet & magenta, for a more dynamic heating & cooling of the blues...then did some sgraffito, scratching a male dancer into the paint, hence the veil. A veil hides things for many reasons.

Sacred Spaces, 30"x30" mixed media

I used a photo reference of an undersea cavern to create this more abstract image using mixed media of acrylic, oil paints, oil pastel, ebony pencil & 18k gold leaf. Does it speak to you? What does it say?

Monoliths, Mirrors & a Mobius Strip’ 36”x36” mixed media-acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, ebony pencil, 18k gold paint & leaf.

Like peeling an onion, so then are the thoughts in ones mind, as are the layers of meaning within this piece. Adding & subtracting, making marks & erasures made until finally the vision is complete for others to ponder.

'The Longing' 30"x30" oil

Two together, no words, only body language and the doors open.

Ascension 16"x40" mixed media

To rise above all expectations, all.

Fractured Rainbow 36"x18" mixed media

*As we head toward PRIDE month, 2022, I wanted to remind everyone from 18-118 years of age, to register to vote & vote, make your voices heard, you are the difference... the changes you want to see the world.

Essence 30"x30" mixed media

Pride x Infinity Squared = Love, was the working title as I built this painting up, layer by layer, medium by medium. An aerial view, of us, the viewer, hovering over the two figures… 2 people as they float face to face embracing in water, contemplating leaning in to kiss. They are the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, that determines its character, hence the essence of being, their being complete in a sort of mobius strip configuration, of pure energy, infinite.

‘T.N. 2022’ 40”x20” oil /adding final details

Is it representational or an abstract? Do you know the image that inspired this painting?

Dysphoria 16"x40" mixed media

In many of my abstract works, I begin with a representational concept and break it down into its essential forms, such is the case here as I began with a figure.

‘The Prettiest Star’ 30”x30” mixed media

Design elements with a touch raw energy.

‘Blue Monday’ 24”x24” oil

Somewhere between graffiti & primitive art within the abstract milieu and a tonal vision with a pinch of color & mood is this pieces inspired revelation.

'Rainbow Goth' 24"x24" oil

A FB friends photo had me think all things ,manga, goth, glam & glitter, so, let's paint that.

Four Directions 24"x24" mixed media

Just completed~a little bit of this & a little bit of that....marks the transitions and layers on this piece....scribbling & scratching away in four directions.

‘Imagine’ 30”x40” mixed-media

We create our own realities, what we see, how we live, and who we are…without borders, makes it a more fluid connection.

SOLD 'Parable' 30"x30" mixed media

side notes ~

*It's overcast today, so I'll take a better photo later.

**When I'm walking the pups and I see a robin, I start singing 'Rockin Robbin'.

***I had a mystical experience at the CSO concert over the weekend, during the Rachmaninov piano concerto #3. It was good.

****I'm listening to Elvis Double-Dynamite on the cd player today.

‘Boy-Blue’ 24”x12” oil

An Fb friend posted a photo and it inspired me to translate it in to oil on canvas…here’s the result.

‘THON, The-One or That-One’ 30”x30” mixed media

At the PRIDE parade this past June in Chicago, amongst a million or so, give or take, persons, this divine creature stood out and I thought, yes, ‘that one’ and so I knew I had to translate into one of my more contemporary mixed media pieces…so I present to you, for your consideration…

‘Splash’ 60”x40” oil

A wave splashing down on the rocks broken down into a more contemporary abstract form.

‘A Universe Within #1’ 36”x36” mixed-media

“You are a universe inside a universe. Galaxies are born within you.”

‘A Universe Within #2’ 36”x36” mixed-media

“Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.”

— Rumi

‘A Universe Within #1’ 36”x36” mixed-media

“Everything amazing about the universe is inside of you, and the two are inseparable.” — Carl Sagan

‘Satellite of Love’ 30”x30” mixed media

We are all satellites orbiting/wondering through the universe in search of love.

'Crossroads of Change' 24"x24" mixed media

Where we’re at and where we’re going, as humans and a planet. In the immortal words of my Grandfather Clyde Virgil, “Anne, I’m at the corner of walk and don’t walk, which should I do?” This and an aerial view of a desert road washed out in a flood, provided ample inspiration for this piece.

‘7 in 1 = Infinity’ 24”x24” mixed media

Some of my favorite color combinations was the initial inspiration for this piece. Then 7 square/rectangle shapes in a larger one makes 8. 7 & 8 are numbers that factor significantly in my life.

‘Mystery of Love’ 24”x24” mixed media

The reasons why, when and what for are many and variable.

‘Secret Messages’ 30”x30” mixed media

Above as Below, what we thinkk, we believe, is.

'People Have the Power' 24"x36" mixed media

Toward the very end of 2023 we saw Patti Smith at the Salt Shed, Chicago. Ever the consummate rebel & activist, her encore was PEOPLE HAVE the POWER and the crowd was feeling it. see blog #85

Patchwork 30"x30" mixed media

Patchwork is a contemplation of the 4 corners with earth wind fire and water as its compass.

Tower, Tail & an Endless Blue Fog 36”x24” oil

I've been out east on Cape Cod, upon the Atlantic, where visibility was dim from 50-100 feet in front of you unless you could get above it for a moment and when the fog was so dense all you could do is hear the whale songs. This piece was inspired & created from several photos of Humpbacks, the Pilgrims Monument & my general emotional state atm.

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