CANOPY

A dappled partition of light falls from a breathing ceiling. Enormous arched ribs hold up needly, leafy greens, evoking the oldest and purest principles of Gothic architecture. Light and shadow tangle and ultimately seep into one another — a watercolor tapestry that never settles; a rorschach form always searching. Their conversation of back-and-forths can be seen on the ground beneath — soft sigh of dark, response of light.

Canopy is the distillation of this conversation. The visual poetry of light and shadow at play beneath the richness of a lush tree canopy. A world contained in the rhythmic meanderings of coolness and warmth.

This body of work has served as a place of meaningful ritual and retreat. When creating the work, I have initiated the painting session by immersing myself in the forest. It is a sacred environment; a world contained where one can explore and inhabit. When the rough edges of society rattle and rage, here is this beautifully encapsulated space where sounds are softened, light is filtered, storms are blunted and all that remains are held by the tangle of earthen giants holding up the sky. That’s where these reside.

These mixed media paintings were created by layering pigment and crushed stone, light-reactive materials such as glass and metallics amid a crystalline finish. They are inspired by light and thus seek to engage actively with the changing light of their environment — continuing to participate in the neverending call and response of these contrasting forces.