End of year catch up – Post Italy

“MIki in his Place of Power” 16″ x 12″ oil on paper (SOLD)

After returning from Italy, I was a bit lost again, as I was the first time I went. It took me a while to figure out what to do next. I have felt a lot of loss in the second half of the year and I’ve been strongly affected by our political situation. In times like this I tend to turn inward which is kind of good for painting but not so good for relationships.

As a result of the feelings of loss, I’ve returned to a theme I didn’t feel complete with, my wife’s death four years ago. I’ve struggled with how to approach painting about it and decided to just start by doing a few paintings of the room where she died. It is also the room I spend most of my time in, aside from the studio.

The painting above, of Les’ dog, Miki was partly inspired by the idea of Places of Power, as described in Carlos Castaneda’s books. That is Miki’s power place. I don’t know if any of these paintings are finished, except for the first which sold before I had to decide.

I have regrets about how this year ended.

“Velvet Chair” 36″ x 36″ oil on linen

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“Miki and the Leather Chair” 36″ x 36″ oil on linen

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“Living Room Chairs” 24″ x 36″ oil on linen