Beneath the Surface
A recent visit to Iceland prompted me to consider how, both in our natural environment and our personal lives, things are not always as they seem. It is now widely understood, for example, that trees have an elaborate communication system that lies beneath the ground, unseen yet spectacularly complex and precise. Clearly Iceland has lots going on beneath the surface too about which we may be vaguely aware but which only truly makes itself known when a volcano erupts. Humans are multi-layered creatures, only unveiling parts of ourselves under certain circumstances. The truth is that everyone has aspects of themselves that they are not keen to share. Fair enough. Some of us spend a lifetime probing ever deeper into our own psyche, incrementally peeling back layers in order to better understand ourselves; it is a never-ending process of discovery. Such contemplation inspired this body of work - laying down paint, revealing, excavating, covering up and exposing again until something resembling truth comes into being. The parallels between art and life are undeniable. What actually lies beneath might surprise you.
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The Other Side of the Mountain, 36”x24”, mixed media on canvas, $1000
Nebulous Understanding, 24”x24”, mixed media on canvas, $900
Cleave, mixed media on canvas, 20” x 16”, $650
Cradle of Power, mixed media on canvas, 20” x 20”, $800
Confident Turbulence, mixed media on canvas, 18” x 24”, $800
Time Before Time, mixed media on canvas, 24” x 24”, $900
The Reckoning, mixed media on canvas, 30” x 30”, $1000
Full On, mixed media on canvas, 30” x 30”, $1000
Moving Towards and Away, mixed media on canvas, 24” x 36”, $1000
Big Ice ll, mixed media on canvas, 30” x 40”, $1000
Big Ice, mixed media on canvas, 40” x 40”, $2000