"Archipelago", 48x36", mixed media on canvas

"Archipelago"

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My greatest joy from art is that it is boundless. The more I practice it, the more I become the student. Each epiphany demonstrating how little I really know.

"Casting his commitments upon an endless horizon, he gauged the depth. The pace of the sail honed through endless hours charting the currents defining heaven and earth in the pursuit of aboriginal dominions. He has spent years gleaning and deciphering the stars, consulting his instruments, defining the contours, and yet each voyage continues to challenge the coordinates of the vessel. Wave upon wave is a faithful introduction towards an impressive unknown."

"Tarts", 18x24", oil on canvas

"Tarts"

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A good start to new year.

"Effigy", 6x4'

Effigy

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Barefoot children stained with red dirt. Casting gazes through snaggled tooth smiles upon every moment which passes through a summer. Theirs is an awe of innocence with the lifespan of a dandelion.

"Splitting Hares", 36x36"

Splitting Hares

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"Drawing Lessons; The Conquistador", 36x45"

The Conquistador

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"Drawing Lessons: The Cartographer", 36x45"

The Cartographer

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'Kicking Hives", 30x22, mixed media on paper mounted on masonite

"Kicking Hives"

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None of us go around intentionally kicking hives, unless you indulge in acts of stupidity or false bravura. But life is a teacher and getting stung are it's lessons. Those instances and experiences that we are occasionally subject to causing enough alarm as to affect the fiber of our being and shakes us to our foundations. It reprograms the hardware of our thinking and emotions. Honing attention to details with a degree of microscopic scrutiny. One lifts their head towards the winds with a sense of discernment that can literally smell a drop of blood through a sea of charm, wit and charisma. You hunt, or be hunted.

It elicits physical reactions..... No, those are not butterflies in your stomach...... they come with first kisses and public speaking. These are rather venomous barbs that bounce around your viscera, shortening your breath and your steps as you try to measure the situation and weigh it against "fight or flight".