Over the past year, my paintings have become focused on psychologically charged groupings of figures, usually men and women living away from civilized society. The scenes are vaguely cult like and I am trying to conjure up a sense of impending violence or spiritual awakening lurking just under the surface.
It was during the 2008 Presidential election that I was coincidentally reading William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ when I was struck by the parallels to our society; a leader praying on fear and one trying to lead with Reason. This led to a series of paintings and further development of this theme of humans stripped of the constraints of modern society.
In the very latest series, a concertgoer (circa 1967) of indeterminate sex is shown in close-up, gazing up at the stage, the multicolored lights playing out a changing panorama across his/her face from painting to painting in the series. The reference is to the classic Judeo-Christian depiction of enlightenment; literally light shining upon one’s face.
My style of painting has become more physical and expressionistic as I push further and further into this new realm of subject matter; as I try to match the intensity and fervor of my protagonists.
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