RECENT PAINTINGS

I continue to explore the lunacy, nostalgia, and even the humor woven into my series:
Casual Chaos.

There’s always a fire, sometimes close, sometimes distant,
grenades on the table or a kind of maniacal laughter and underlying strangeness about.

We cling to rituals and patterns that give us a sense of control. 
We move through cycles of requirement and release.
At our core, I believe we are creatures who simply want to live well and peacefully.

I hold onto the edge and a desire for freedom, even as I portray the truth
that avarice brings. The gold fever that burns forests and sedates the brave 
feels ever present to me. But we must live.