Work in Progress
I usually start with a very loose sketch, improvising as I go, but often the composition doesn't change radically after this stage.
I work mostly on developing the value range and details after that.
In Relationship
The above painting, Home Sweet Home , was painted about 5 years ago in recognition of the serious planetary conditions we are facing. I was always surprised at the lack of reaction that people had in seeing this image. Was it disaster fatigue? Cosmic Being, shows a human being who has the point of view of Life. As Life, we are one with the universe and the ecological system of the earth. What happens to Earth and what happens to human beings has a direct impact on all of us. We are not isolated beings. Everything is in relationship. We are in danger of destroying our earthly home and ourselves as a species. If we wake up to the fact that we are not just isolated individuals living off the resources of the earth, but that we are in relationship to each other and to the planet, then we have a new basis of understanding. I n order to find a solution that is holistic and doesn't just fit the crisis of the day, we ha...
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