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.

ODE TO DEATH, Graphite, gesso, acrylic, oil stick and oil paint on canvas, 58.5 x 46 inches

SILENCE, I AM ALONE, acrylic, oil paint and oil stick on 140 lb. Fabriano paper, 36 x 30 inches

WHITE NOISE ll, pen-and-ink on 140 lb. Portofino paper, 30 x 24 inches

CAVE I, coffee, acrylic and ink on linen, 40 x 40 inches

CRAZY, acrylic, ink, charcoal and oil stick on board, 24 x 18 inches

GHOST TREE, ink, pastel, gesso and graphite on 140 lb. Fabriano paper, 55 x 36 inches

ALONE lll, acrylic, pumice and paper on board, 30 x 20 inches

CAVE IV, acrylic, coffee, ink and graphite on linen 32 x 36 inches