I regard my paintings of domestic scenes as visual poems that mark the brief, curious moments that punctuate the everyday. In the tradition of still life painting, my paintings arrest time for the sake of contemplating the transient nature of our lives. As Dennis Lee has observed in his exploration of Al Purdy’s poetry, “the everyday physical world can at times seem other-worldly, an alternate galaxy that is both utterly present and wholly transparent, a window into some ineffable dimension where [the individual] is at once lost and at home.” It is this kind of window that I attempt to realize with paint on canvas. Through the dystopia of the dirty dishes, I try to uncover the relationship of the object to the owner, giving it history, memory and life. I attempt to dispel the home as a theatre set, designer project, or museum and make the home a place for the living.
de la terre Brownie on Danish Blue
2016. Acrylic on canvas, 24×48″ (private collection)
de la terre Honey Walnut Bread
2016. Acrylic on canvas, 24×48″ (private collection)
Pink Flamingo
2019. Acrylic on canvas, 24×36″ (private collection)
Jasmine Tea Birds
2016. Acrylic on canvas, 24×24” (private collection)
Cockatoo Mug
2016. Acrylic on canvas, 40×24” (private collection)
Light Headed Honey Bear
2015. Acrylic on canvas, 30×24” (private collection)
Green Hen and Breakfast Scraps
2015. Acrylic on canvas, 60×36” (private collection)
Boozy Landscape
2015. Acrylic on canvas, 12×12” (private collection)
Boozy Hunter
2015. Acrylic on canvas, 12×12” (private collection)
Boozy Bear
2015. Acrylic on canvas, 12×12” (private collection)
En Route
2013. Acrylic on canvas, 30×30” (private collection)
Game Bird
2010. Acrylic on canvas, 30×30” (private collection)
Girlie Glass 1
2012. Acrylic on canvas, 12×12” (private collection)
Girlie Glass 2
2012. Acrylic on canvas, 12×12” (private collection)
Hunter
2010. Acrylic on canvas, 30×24” (private collection)
Swimming Trout
2008. Acrylic on canvas, 24×30″ (private collection)
Three Partridge
2010. Acrylic on canvas, 36×36″ (private collection)
Gordons Rocks Glass
2007. Acrylic on canvas, 48×60″ (private collection)
Blue Jay
2011. Acrylic on canvas, 30×30” (private collection)
Borrowed Cup
2011. Acrylic on canvas, 24×36″ (private collection)
Orange Marmalade and Toast
2011. Acrylic on canvas, 30×36″ (private collection)
Pear on Blossom Time
2008. Acrylic on canvas, 30×60″ (private collection)
Dirty Dishes, Dain City
2008. Acrylic on canvas, 36×48″ (private collection)