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"The Purgatorium"
72" x 42" acrylic and oils on panel
©2000

Fully evolved
Suspended in space
Lurking in blue
Alien's face
Breathe in liquid sky
Between three planes
And leaning away
To touch what is closest
Feel - Touch - Feel
Transparent is real
Solid is fake
Know too NO2
For Chist's sake


Seeing and feeling only the obvious is the burden of the insensitive. To interpret and observe the many layers of life, however dark or light they may be is the privilege of the perceptive. To offer the viewer more than one plane of thought and imagery through painting is what interests and occupies much of my time.

Composition and color are crucial of course, but what about concept? Concept is what stimulates the imagination and rivets the attention of even the most casual viewer.