Self
Portrait as a Landscape: This is an imaginary landscape and
the symbolism is designed around my ideas about knowledge and
being. The central building is the primary interest
base. The smaller buildings are secondary interest. (The
initial idea was about how Southern landscapes are dotted with
family homes and smaller next generation houses,) The dead
orchard. . . The main highway and the road less taken. The fires
that are burning off bad ideas. The reflective silos are like
memory banks.
View
of Zoo: The Lafayette River as seen from the 26th/27th
Street Bridge in Norfolk, Virginia.
Suburban
Scene: Morning in Winona Neighborhood, Norfolk, VA.
The cat is a memory image that was added in. The memory is of
my cat rushing out the door as I drove up the drive way. It
was her first attempt at rushing outside.
West
of Suffolk
HIghway
Homes: Square
Highway
Homes: After Storm
Toledo
Wash: Gold
Toledo
Wash: Night
Chuckatuck: Grassy Path I
Chuckatuck: Grassy Path II
Chuckatuck: Fallen Giant
Chuckatuck: Grassy Square
Chuckatuck: Lake & Trees
Lake Wright
South Carolina Boundary: This
is a memory painting of my grandfather's farm house between Marion
and Mullins, SC. The dogs were added from a photo taken
near Elizabeth City, NC. The dogs reminded me of the
country/farm dogs that greeted visitors and threatened passer-bys.
They were the early warning system for farm families.
Low Country, NC Bridge
Lake
Smith: Reflections: Was in a corporate collection, but
went into receivership of Chase-Manhattan. I would like to know
of the new owner and to acquire a digital picture. This is a
stunning painting with an equally stunning history. It
was selected in a competition for a condominium collection but later
traded for another "calmer" painting. A resident of the
condominium was convinced (a completely unfounded assumption) that
there were demons swimming in the water.
Clouds, Clouds, Clouds: A progressive vertical triptych