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SILENCE
 "There's no such thing as silence" John Cage famously remarked shortly before the performance of 4' 33".  Cage was right, we are encapsulated in sound.  However, in another sense, silence is also an intrinsic component of secrets, lies, dreams, meditation, isolation, emptiness and death.  All these concepts galvanized my interest in silence and provided the basis for my work.
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ODE TO DEATH, Graphite, gesso, acrylic, oil stick and oil paint on canvas, 58.5 x 46 inches
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SILENCE, I AM ALONE, acrylic, oil paint and oil stick on 140 lb. Fabriano paper, 36 x 30 inches
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WHITE NOISE ll, pen-and-ink on 140 lb. Portofino paper, 30 x 24 inches
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CAVE I, coffee, acrylic and ink on linen, 40 x 40 inches
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CRAZY, acrylic, ink, charcoal and oil stick on board, 24 x 18 inches
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GHOST TREE, ink, pastel, gesso and graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano paper, 55 x 36 inches
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ALONE lll, acrylic, pumice and paper on board, 30 x 20 inches
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CAVE IV, acrylic, coffee, ink and graphite on linen 32 x 36 inches