I make paintings of paintings derived from paper ephemera and the props and installations I make in my studio. My small scale paintings depict dense salon scenes, collections, still lives, studio walls filled with pinned imagery, and arrays of leaning paintings from my prop collection. These pictures are derived from a fascination with Vanitas still life, cabinets of curiosity, and paintings of paintings ranging from Matisse's Red Studio to David Teniers' depictions of the collection of Archduke Leopold of Austria. I am interested in how paintings retain their relevance by taking on ideas of death of painting or a kind of comedic curation-as-painting. These paintings date from 2012-present.

Studio Wall with Forest and Charts2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 50 x 38 in — Studio Wall with Forest and Charts
2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 50 x 38 in

Studio Floor with Butterflies, Snails, Birds, Flowers, Drawing and Van Gogh2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 50 x 38 in — Studio Floor with Butterflies, Snails, Birds, Flowers, Drawing and Van Gogh
2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 50 x 38 in, Private Collection

Salon Wall (Wassaic)2017, Gouache on paper on panel, 8 x 10 in, SOLD — Salon Wall (Wassaic)
2017, Gouache on paper on panel, 8 x 10 in, Private Collection

After Studio Wall with Leaning Pictures and Ladder2019, Gouache on paper on panel, 11 x 14 in — After Studio Wall with Leaning Pictures and Ladder
2019, Gouache on paper on panel, 11 x 14 in

2017- Present

Recent work using my studio walls, installations, salon walls and studio floor as subject.

Pattern and Display2012, Gouache on paper on panel, 20 x 20 in — Pattern and Display
2012, Gouache on paper on panel, 20 x 20 in

Where are all the Ponies?2013, Gouache on paper on panel, 8 x 10 in, SOLD — Where are all the Ponies?
2013, Gouache on paper on panel, 8 x 10 in, Private Collection

2017-2012

Earlier work using salon images as suggestions for installations and salon walls not yet made. I was interested in a fictional interior space that created a speculative studio or interior.