"The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever." – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 🚀
Cradled Tea, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches
On view at #PlusOneGallery in #London through April 21.
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A vessel contains something, the sea cannot be contained, metaphors for the ephemeral.
Splash of Tea, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches
On view in Shimmering Light, my solo show at #PlusOneGallery in #London, through April 21.
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The Splash of Tea paintings are a return to my Tea and Sea series, with subtly shifted perspectives to capture the fleeting brilliance of sunlight sparkling on water.
On view at Plus One Gallery #London.
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My first solo show in London features paintings from my latest series, splashing teacups in sparkling light and water.
Shimmering Light opens at Plus One on March 18 ✨
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About 2,500 stars are visible to the human eye. Memories are like stars in the sky, each one individual and also with shared meaning.
Laguna Waves and Cups, oil on panel, 16 x 16 inches
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Horizon is from the Greek ὁρίζων κύκλος, or "separating circle." We can see a thin line and imagine a whole sphere.
Skyline Glass and Cups, oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches
On view at Dawson Cole Fine Art in #Carmel
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"Life could not change the sun or water the desert, so it changed itself." – John Steinbeck
Red Mountain with Cup and Saucer, oil on panel, 16 x 16 inches
On view at Thomas Anthony Gallery
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Metaphor is derived from the Ancient Greek μεταφέρω or metaphérō, meaning to transfer or carry on. Memory is a vessel.
Reef and Glass, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches
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Estuary is from the Latin aestus, a place for the tide, a constantly changing environment.
Estuary and Cup, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches
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The Taíno word for island, cairi, became cayo in Spanish, cay in English. "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." – Henry David Thoreau
Cays and Glass, oil on panel, 36 x 24
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The Latin lacūna refers to a pool or pond. A body of water can represent distance, depth, and sensitivity.
Lagoon and Glass, oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches
On view at Dawson Cole Fine Art in #Carmel
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Archipelago is from the Ancient Greek ἀρχιπέλαγος, the main sea, referring to the Aegean which has countless islands and endless history.
Archipelago and Glass, oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches
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Atoll, from the Dhivehi word އަތޮޅު or atoḷu, comprises one of the rarest natural environments. އަތޮޅު
Atoll and Cup, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches
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The only tree for over 250 miles, the Tree of Ténéré was a solitary acacia in the Sahara, the most isolated tree on Earth.
Acacia Lights and Cup, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
On view at Plus One Gallery in #London
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“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Constellation and Cups, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
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The Joshua Tree grows only in the Mojave Desert, one or two inches per year, for hundreds of years.
Joshua Tree and Cup, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
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Sagebrush, artemisia tridentata, derived from the Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις or Ártemis, the goddess of the wilderness.
Sagebrush and Cups, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
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Ocotillo comes from the Nahuatl word ocotl, referring to a torch. The plants usually appear spiny and dead but grow leaves and bright flowers soon after rain.
Ocotillo and Flowers, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
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“Nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.” – Carl Sagan
Rockets and Flowers, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
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The golden ratio, sectio aurea in Latin, is thought to be the "divine proportion" in both art and nature.
Conch and Flowers, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
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“It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.” – Louise Bourgeois
Laguna Palm and Flowers, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches
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“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Traveling, oil on panel, 18 x 17 inches
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The Latin vāde mēcum, meaning "go with me," refers to something a person carries for frequent or regular use. Wading requires us to carry only what is most useful.
Wading, oil on panel, 17 x 18 inches
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Two perspectives of knowledge, shared traditions, and reflected inspirations.
Tea for Two, oil on panel, 18 x 17 inches
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Water reflects the setting sun, and the tea cup reflects an identity.
Shimmering Tea, oil on panel, 17 x 18 inches
On view at Thomas Anthony Gallery in #ParkCity
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"The soul requires Sisyphean patience for its song. Time, Hippocrates remarked, is short and art is long.” – Charles Baudelaire
Patient Tea, oil on panel, 18 x 17 inches
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“Who is staring at the sea is already sailing a little." – Paul Carvel
Visiting Tea, oil on panel, 17 x 18 inches
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Any vessel contains a kind of knowledge. Traditions, values, and aspirations are moveable.
Tumultuous Tea, oil on panel, 17 x 18 inches
On view at Dawson Cole in #Carmel
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The Ancient Greek θησαυρός, or thēsaurós, refers to treasure or wealth. In Latin, thēsaurus refers to dictionaries or encyclopedias. Language is one way to preserve value.
Treasured Tea, oil on panel, 28 x 30 inches
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On view in the Summer Group Show at Plus One Gallery in London until September 10:
Lost in the Desert with Glass and Cups, oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches
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