As an artist I consider it my job to examine what has been done before and create something different. I appreciate the influences of Van Gogh, M. C. Escher, Maxfield Parish and Dali in my work. Many label my work abstract, for me it is not abstracting from life but creating a non-objective work. In my experiments with mixed media I discover the interactions of the materials with a shelf-life. The temporality of these mediums fills me with delight in that nature will inevitably reclaim that which we for only a short time lay claim to.
It is fortunate that I was raised in poverty in a rural setting that allowed me to connect with nature. Lack of possessions sparked the desire to create a world devoid of oppressive monetary constructs, allowing for a deeper perception of ‘human nature’.
Billy Ray Learns The Lesson of Flowing
20 X 16
This painting placed 1st in the mixed media + category In the Rockville Art League Winter Show. It can be seen at Glenview Mansion Art Gallery through Friday, January 13. The gallery is open to the public weekdays, Monday – Friday, 9:00am-4:30pm Glenview Mansion Art Gallery is located at 603 Edmonston Drive at the Rockville Civic Center Park.
Nepenthes and Buddha
Go Sailing in Tennessee
18 X 24
The Ten Thousand Fallen Angels
Found Buddha
24 X 18
Jimi is Back on The Experience Path
16 X 20
The Last Warning as Evening Descends
14 x 11
Lady X is Swimming in a Different Paradise
24 X 24
“Warm & Lazy, a Day at the Beach"
Rockville MD - 2019
11” x 14” Mixed media on canvas
“Another Mysterious Perfume”
Washington DC - 2018
16” x 20” Mixed media on panel
“This Feeling We Share”
Washington DC - 2018
12” x 16” Mixed media on panel
“Hold Back the Flood”
Washington DC - 2018
11” x 14” Mixed media on canvas
“The Oyster Laughed”
Sarasota FL 2018
12” x 16” Mixed media on canvas
“Hospice # 60”
Bethesda MD - 2018
11” x 14” Mixed media on canvas