Homer’s Odyssey is a series of 24 large paintings with a full translation of each chapter
The Odyssey is an ongoing painting series initiated in 2007-present consisting of twenty-four ‘combine’ paintings. Stretchers and canvas dually act as supports and are inclusive to the composition as are other various ready-mades. This series references its predecessor,
the Iliad [2001-2003] where text markings were utilized to build layered imagery. Stretchers in the Odyssey series are reconfigured to create a symbol or object and text is used for spatial depth.
Each book is multi-layered and includes a formal translation of Homer. The translation used for ‘IMC’, book 5 painting was by R. Lattimore.
also view The Iliad Series
'IMC' [Instrument Meteorological Conditions], Homer's Odyssey, Book Five, 60" x 48", oil on canvas, litho pencil on painting stretchers, rope, grommets, 2007-2022
Recently Homer’s Odyssey paintings will be published soon.
ve•hi•cle series
vehicle: • a thing used in transport • a thing used to express, embody, or fulfill • the figurative language used in a metaphor • a substance that facilitates pigment or other material mixed with it • a machine usually with wheels
I created this one-off painting titled, ‘vehicle’ in 2000. It has hung on my studio wall and has continued to fascinate me. In 2025 I began building a series of small chariot/vehicle paintings.
Throughout Homer’s Odyssey short narratives were embedded within each book/chapter; some are mentioned several times in multiple chapters.
Some are fables with something to learn from, some are predictions, some allegories. Many are fascinating and lead to more reading.
While working on the big Odyssey paintings which take a few years to complete I am laterally working on smaller paintings 30” x 40” to capture their presence.
The Little Odyssey series began in 2017 and will continue until the Odyssey is complete.
A.H.A.' [Aphrodite, Hephaistos, Ares], Little Odyssey Series, Book Eight, 40" x 30", oil on canvas, 2022
