Sunday, February 21, 2010

MANICHAEAN GRAFFITI - A New Painting

On a train trip from Portsmouth, England to Stonehenge,the train made a brief stop at some village. I looked out the window, saw two men on the bench, and snapped a picture just as the train began moving. I knewthat I'd use them someday, I just didn't know how or why. I also saw a wall in Seville, Spain covered with graffiti- and no camera! I filed it in my memory. Eventually, becoming acquainted with Manichaean philosophy, these various images came together- hopefully.

MENDING NETS - New Painting

Fishing is more hard work than adventure. I wanted to portray the preliminary work on the dock with the ladder leading to the waiting boat and sea.

REUNION - A New Painting

This painting was inspired by a visit to the New Bedford Whaling Museum. I was captivated by the window light hitting the figurehead and wall, creating an aura around it. My wife took my picture in our garage door. I gave myself beard and ponytail and broke the bridge of my nose, transforming me from a broken down ironworker into a broken down whaler.