Urban Living and Disaster Fantasies
My experience of living in a city inspires my moody aesthetic. Personal chaos shifts to fantasy, transforming into a landscape of natural or man-made disasters. Sensationalized news coverage amplifies the daydream. Weathered architecture, and visual atmosphere repeat throughout. Darkness and sharp contrasts shape each scene to add cinematic effect. Monochromatic tones interrupted by sudden color and layered surfaces show the adversity of urban living. The work offers a view that finds beauty in flaws and a way to escape.
THE 1920 36 x 40 in. acrylic gesso and paint pens on canvas
INVISIBLE BUILDINGS 24 x 12 in. acrylic paint pens on canvas
TOXIC SKY 24 x 36 acrylic and acrylic paint pens on canvas
TOXIC SKY 30 x 24 in. acrylic and acrylic paint pens on canvas
DIRTY CITY 16 x 40 in. acrylic paint pens on canvas
ASCENSION TO THE SWITCHBACK 20 x 16 in. acrylic paint pens on canvas
TOO BIG 48 x 36 in. acrylic paint pens on canvas
E WASTE FIRE/RETURN TO SENDER 60 x 40 in. acrylic paint pens and pastel on canvas
GOLDEN RUN-DOWN 20 x 16 in. acrylic, acrylic paint pens and gesso on canvas
COIT SPIRAL 20 x 16 in. gesso on canvas
OLD LEGION 24 x 18 in. acrylic paint pens and gesso on canvas
DISASTER FANTASY NO.6/ PALACE OF FINE ARTS 48 x 36 in. acrylic and acrylic paint pens on canvas
DISASTER FANTASY NO.7/ FERRY BUILDING 36 x 24 in. acrylic paint pens on canvas
DISASTER FANTASY NO.8/ FORT MASON 20 x 16 in. acrylic and paint pens on canvas
LIGHT UP SF 14 x 11 in. acrylic paint pens on canvas
DISASTER FANTASY NO.2/ ISOLATION ON 20TH AVENUE 48 x 36 in. acrylic, acrylic paint pens and gesso on canvas
DISASTER FANTASY NO.3/ LIVING ROOM ON 20TH AVENUE 36 x 48 in. acrylic, acrylic paint pens and gesso on canvas
DISASTER FANTASY NO.1/ HOUSE FIRE 24 x 18 in. acrylic and acrylic paint pens on canvas
CLOUDS diptych each: 16 x 20 in. acrylic, paint pens, gesso, graphite and charcoal on canvas
STAIRWAY NEEDED 30 x 30 in. acrylic paint pens and pastel on canvas
GOLDEN GATE PARK AT NIGHTMARE 36 x 24 in. acrylic, acrylic paint pens, pastel and gesso on canvas
JFK AT CROSSOVER DRIVE IMAGINED AS A RIVER 24 x 18 in. acrylic paint pens, pastel and gesso