"Between Waking", oil on canvas, 16"x20"
The series began as a continuation of an interest and further imagining of the mechanics of quantum atomic particle theory. The subject matter of central idea for the painting was determined ahead of time and then through the process of painting, I focused solely on isolating the idea, for example, smelling a bouquet of flowers, and let the painting as a whole become only about that idea. In particle theory, the entire universe is made of essentially the same particles containing similar information. As the paintings are continually worked the materiality of the paint acts as a conduit for spreading and carrying the same information all over the surface of the canvas.
The works in the series are representations into the idea of an inquiry. Subjectively, the concept is determined and what follows is a search for the way to best represent an idea in a manner that is universally recognized and presents a measurable success by the emotion and transfer of subjective recognition to a viewer. One of the findings of the inquiry is that the paint, as a kinetic particle, can continuously take shape to successfully represent an idea. Also, with some of the end points, after time, it is determined that the original inquiry wasn’t as visually appealing to the artist and the original idea morphs.
