My latest oil paintings celebrate the peculiarities of nostalgia and memory while also commenting on the way that time, technology, and consumer culture shaped those memories and irrevocably altered the dreams and aspirations associated with them. The paintings start with family snapshots from my childhood, but then use figures from my extensive pencil sharpener collection to replace me and my brothers wherever we appear. Painting the toy figures much larger than life gives them a powerful presence as they brazenly invade my childhood memories. These toy figures can now gaze back at the real world, boldly confronting the viewer with the absurdity of their own existence.
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Daisy in the Doggies' Den
Oil on linen
2009
Oil painting inspired by Rubens' masterpiece and my own pencil sharpener collection.
Collection no. 2
Oil on panel
2017
Oil painting of a pencil sharpener collection over the mantelpiece.
Jazz Band
oil on panel
2021
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Lawn Chair 1959
oil on panel
2021
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Montgomery Street
oil on panel
2020
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St. Augustine
oil on panel
2020
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