The image portrays a place for solitude, contemplation, and reflection. The light flowing into the enclosure has ethereal qualities. The stela and altar are undefined elements that may be associated with many cultures—gravestones, monuments, thrones, etc. Similarly, the sparrows may be symbolic or simply birds eating the available grain.
Oil on canvas | 72" x 60"
The playful image is uncomfortable for most viewers since one of the boys is deformed from polio. Yet the boys have fun and exude the innocence of youth. They live in a metaphysical world that includes brightly colored balls.
Oil on canvas | 40" x 50"
A fortune teller informs King Acrisius that he will be killed by his future grandson, Perseus. To avoid this fate, the king banishes his daughter, Danaë, to her bedroom. Nevertheless, Danaë is impregnated by the god Zeus who flows through the skylight in the form of a shower of gold. Some of the loveliest images in art history (by Titian, Correggio, Rembrandt, etc.) portray Danaë tenderly accepting Zeus. This image, however, portrays a woman oppressed by her father and raped by the god.
Oil on canvas | 56¼" x 40¼"
Time is the primary subject of this painting. Paintings, drawings, and photographs are static images fixed in time. Conversely, music is transitory allowing the listener’s emotions to be swayed over seconds and minutes. “Ram with Flowers” seeks to venture into the fourth dimension by focusing on the transitory nature of life. Flowers spring to life, bloom, die. A ram enters the image and prepares to taste a flower. Simultaneously, the animal’s mortality is exposed as it devolves into bone, tissue, and blood. The painting itself allows the viewer to retrace the brushstrokes from which it was constructed. The painting was inspired by Van Dyck’s painting of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, in which the King is moving through the picture plane to accept a laurel wreath from his Queen, representing their successful marital union and peace for England and France.
Oil on panel | 24" x 48"
Many ancient Mesopotamian cultures reference Lilith. The stories deviate but there is commonality in her traits. In Jewish mythology, Lilith is Adam’s first wife who was banished from the Garden of Eden for not being obedient to her husband. Other myths cast her as a she-demon who seduces men, ruins marriages and kills children. In recent years, Lilith has also become a symbol of sexual liberation and independence.
Oil on canvas | 40" x 30"
Eve is portrayed as an exposed and vulnerable woman. Her right leg is firmly placed in the world of mortality while her left leg clings to the Garden of Eden.
Oil on canvas | 66" x 44"
The painting’s concept is simple—for centuries, European artists incorporated the people and lands of their countries as models and backdrops for Bible stories. A Caucasian heritage was woven into the biblical narrative that should now be placed in its cultural context.
Oil on canvas | 20" x 16"
The painting explores spirituality and mythmaking.
Oil on canvas | 60" x 84"
The painting pays homage to Goya as it creates a frightful and disturbing image in the sky above Washington.
Oil on panel | 12” x 17”