New Paintings

Aug 8 2008: I made a triptych out of the original 'Lupus Eclipse.' Now I call it 'LUPUS ECLIPSE: NIGHT OF THE WOLVES'
I am starting to wonder if the wolf in the middle is me: I am shadow and light. Those two become one. The other two wolves, I am not sure. The one on the left howls... Is it an alarm? Is it hoping for an answer? Is it to lure? I call this painting, 'Siren.' It seems to symbolize my mother. The one on the right is a bit more sinister. It looks away, into the distance - is it looking intently at its next target? I called it 'Counting Sheep' because it looks like it is ready to hunt.


Jul 31st 2008: EARTH AND SKY; Gesso, Acrylic, Canvas (11X16")
The red (earth) grows into the blue (sky): the sky seeps down into the earth. Emotional Stasis, each seeks the other to gain balance for itself or The Self as a whole.


Aug 9, 2008: SUFFOCATION; Canvas & Acrylic (24X18")
This is simply how I feel sometimes. Or perhaps is an indication of how I felt. My soul was smothered. I was too afraid to speak, so I smothered myself in my own guilt and repression. Something felt as though it was squeezing my heart, like my heart lay in someone's fist. My spiritual struggle manifested some physical symptoms: panic.