Synesthesia

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Solo Exhibition - October 2022

Color is the foundation and the binding principle of my work. My subjects are mostly flowers and botanicals through which I explore the science of light and the cycles of life. From the myths and legends of antiquity to our commercial modern age we humans have always been fascinated by flowers and plant life. I am no exception. Perhaps it is the ease of which I am able to draw parallel connections between our own lives and the brief ephemeral nature of the plant world.  Flowers are traditionally associated with youth and beauty but as they wilt and die, they transform and come to symbolize fragility and the swift passage from life into death. Much like the flower we pass through our own phases of life and come and go after a brief colorful life. 

My paintings are visual mantras upon which one can turn to again and again to contemplate life’s spiritual journey. When I paint the purple of a lily it becomes an embarkation point into the world of past masters like Mark Rothko and Joseph Elbers from whom I draw heavy inspiration. Like Rothko and Elbers, my work exists in a nonverbal space that revels in shape and form and emotion. This exhibition is a testament these aspirations and is an attempt to convey to my audience the synesthetic communion I feel when investigating the beauty of color or exploring the vibrant yet silent world of other living things