Between the Sun and the Moon

Inspired by the winter desert skies these new oil paintings in vintage frames capture the vivid colors and radiant illuminations across the Coachella Valley. The exhibition opens at JANSSEN Artspace’s new gallery ARTBOX on Thur. Feb 13th and goes to Mar 16th. Join us for the opening reception, hosted by Christopher Kennedy, on 2/13 from 5-7pm at 255 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs

Between the Sun and the Moon #2

Between the Sun and the Moon #17

This new series of oil paintings are inspired by the winter desert skies that I see each morning looking out from my kitchen table. The circular shapes, transitory elements and radiant illuminations are unpredictable and exciting to try to capture.

The skies change hourly and I see the final moments of the evening skies with its faint traces of the moon shift to vivid orange and hot pink as the sun rapidly rises above the Indio Hills. The colors and shapes are enhanced by shifting cloud formations, shadows cast on the mountain ranges, weird chemtrails and the occasional flocks of birds.

Between the Sun and the Moon #9 & 10

Between the Sun and the Moon #19

STUDIO VISIT

oil paintings in vintage frames

in planetary alignment

on the wall

I sit in front of them

& see what artist saw

orbs of color

pink & purple

burst of orange

skyscape reverberates

with hue

if I sit quietly

& look close

I can see

sun become moon

& the whole sky spin

Between the Sun and the Moon #15 (left) #6 (right)

All the paintings are framed with vintage frames I’ve collected over the years. Typically you start with a painting and then look at the framing to support it. This is going in the opposite direction. The frame is the starting point and the painting must respond to that aesthetic constraint.