Show stopper is named for the type of red paint I used in this painting.  So many choices for red paint.  Kandinsky made the point that red is a very important color in paintings since we associate things like blood and fire to the color red.

So many of my paintings seem to produce images that we associate with nature or in this case animals.  I’ve had people tell me they see rabbits, frogs and other creatures in my work.  In this case, I see a Platypus.  Do you see it?

An early piece. I used a large drywall spatula to throw paint on this canvas.  I left the texture raw and unrefined.  Looking at the marks, I see knots that could be going inward or outward.

Birdman was a cartoon creature that seemed to be very skeptical of things.  While being very smart, he was a very odd creature.  I see half of birman’s face in this painting…

Parallax means that you can observe the same thing multiple ways and get different results.  This painting looks different vertically versus horizontally – both ways are really interesting.  I really like the marks I made in the brown bark.

My eye is attracted to the center of this composition, the eye.  How difficult is it to get through the eye of the needle?  Can anyone go?  It looks like infinite space is just through the hole.  See you on the other side.

A dog.  Yes, this one looks like a terrier to me.  My brother thinks it has horns – but he has a very active imagination.

What is between the material and spiritual worlds?  A chasm maybe?  The left side of this painting has marks that are somewhat recognizable while the right is all about color and form.  In fact the colors on the right could represent wood, fire, water, air.  I find more interest in the spiritual then the material – how about you?

I painted these two paintings at the same time.  They are soul siblings but alas they are currently living apart.