"Here the devil is struggling with God, and the battlefield is the human heart." ~Fyodor Dostoevsky
This series of paintings embodies myth vs reality using gestural hearts and hand icons. See experimental works on paper + this collection of work lead up to the sculptural Mimesis Series.
'Dream I', 22" x 22", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1998 (private collection)
'Momentum, 22" x 22", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1998 (private collection)
'Finders Keepers, 22" x 22", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1998
'Heir', 16" x 16", diptych, oil on canvas, 1999 (private collection)
'Pursuit', 22" x 22", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1998 (private collection)
'Praxis', 22" x 22", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1998 (private collection)
'Untitled Wish', 22" x 22", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1998 (private collection)
'Three Fates, 28" x 28", oil, wax, porcelain on canvas, 1998 (private collection)
'Sustenance', 14" x 14", encaustic + oil on canvas ,1998 (private collection)
'Finiteness, 14" x 14", encaustic + oil on canvas ,1998 (private collection)
'Making Tracks', 14" x 14", encaustic + oil on canvas ,1998 (artists collection)
'Travel Buddy', 14" x 14", encaustic + oil on canvas ,1998 (private collection)
'Tactile', 12" x 11", encaustic + oil on canvas ,1997
'Flashback', 12" x 11", encaustic + oil on canvas , 1997
'Provisions', 12" x 11", encaustic + oil on canvas ,1997
'Max Pull', 12" x 11", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1997
'Cross References', 12" x 11", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1997
'Sanctum Sanctorum', 12" x 11", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1997
'Crossing Destiny', 54" x 46", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1997 (private collection)
'Allogamy', 72" x 72", oil, wax, wishbone on canvas, 1998
'Both Right', 34" x 60", oil on canvas, 1998
'Common Myth', 36" x 66", encaustic + oil on canvas, 1998