I paint portraits of birds - who I see as kin to angels - with glazes of color and gilded backgrounds to give them the aura of Medieval icons. Wise, alert, often unworldly and provocative, they are avatars and talismans. As archetypal messengers and guardians, they exist between mystery and fantasy in their innate if elusive nature.
Isis - Acrylic on Paper, 16x16"
Auggie - Acrylic on Wood Panel, 6x6"
Early into CoVid19, I was invited to participate in a playing card deck project through the Provincetown Commons and collage made sense. Then I got involved in various collage challenges on Instagram as the protests over the death of George Floyd began. Not all of these collages are a result of those challenges, but most of them include birds or things with wings. I also did a series of shadowboxes, some of which include images from my paintings. And while the collages are different from the bird portraits, there is a cohesiveness in the face of isolation and melancholy; it all ties together.
Two of Spade _ Collage
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