The X Series Paintings

During the fifteen years of living on Maui, my daily connection with the many forms of nature was profound and yet over time became ordinary.  After my routine studio time, most days were left with deciding which water activity I would be doing. Then with the return to Texas and its forgotten urban life, it became a study in contrast to what we left behind. The transition and profound feeling of loss were always present leaving a place so steeped in nature’s beauty. Memories of a place soften with time.  The familiar becomes a distant memory.  New experiences overlay old. 

Each piece in this series is not a specific reference to any one location, but rather a collection.   A mix of memories both fresh and yet still unknown.  All a testament to the ever-evolving landscape of our perception. The work embraces this transformation. It delves into fading memories, stirs the aliveness of the present, and delivers something entirely new.

With the X Series, this has become my recorded journey of rediscovery.

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