Painting
Spring Lovers, 2018. acrylic on non-stretched canvas, 5.5' x 6'
Pedal Together, 2016. Oil on canvas, 30” x 24”
Aura, 2016. Oil on canvas, 30“ x 30”
Five Grips, 2016. Oil on canvas, 48” x 36”
Parkinson's Is..., 2016. Pen and market on paper, 12" x 9"
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First Steps, 2016. Oil on canvas, 40“ x 30”
Glass Cup Entering a Blue Room, 2016. Oil on canvas, 65” x 60”
This is a collection of process-oriented paintings intended to empathize with the effects of Parkinson’s disease on the body. My father was diagnosed with this disease in 2016, and he has since taken action to exercise different areas of the brain to help manage tremors and fine motor skills. In addition to Tai Chi, word puzzles and different strategies of counting numbers to reroute pathways in his brain, he uses a stationary bike peddler.
These paintings were rendered under certain physical limitations and challenges: using a long stick with a brush attached at the end and using the artist's non-dominant hand to make marks, and rotating the orientation of the canvas throughout the painting process. My intent in doing this was to relate to a slow loss of control in my painting practice. I was interested in depicting Parkinson's symptoms such as shortened steps, impaired posture, loss of balance, muted expression, depression, tremors, and delayed, softened speech. Initially this approach was physically and emotionally crippling to my confidence as a painter, but in persisting the experience became liberating. |
Guardian, 2015. acrylic paint on cardboard, 8"x20"
Portrait of the Artist with Kirchner as Model, 2015. oil on canvas, 24"x36"
Study for The Toilet of Kim K, 2015. oil on canvas board, 8"x11"
Male Figure Study, 2015. India ink on paper
The Dance, 2014. painted India ink and micron pen on paper, 18"x24"
African Savanna, 2014. acrylic paint on canvas
Red-Eyed Tree Frog, 2013. acrylic paint on canvas
Collage of San Francisco, 2011. India ink, magazine clippings, water color, acrylic, and pen on bristol board