“Sanctuary and Pyramid Scroll” 1987

August 11, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Graphite on paper, 72” x 48”. Artist’s collection. The idea for this drawing was in part inspired by a selfie taken by my sister-in-law Susan Hughes. She took it while climbing Manchu Picchu. She passed a pyramid constructed of 2” x 2”s and roofing tin (used by American hippies as meditation huts. In the photo […]

“Round Pile” 1999

August 9, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Sumi ink on paper, 24” x 30”. Unknown location. One of many treepiles. I began doing these when I moved from DC (near Chinatown) to Berryville about 3/4 hrs outside of Washington. At that time our little town was too far away to serve as a commuter village because of the distance. They had begun […]

“Retablo, Single Stick” 1993

August 9, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oil on copper plate, 6” x 14”. One of many “retablo paintings” inspired by Mexican retablos, ex-votos, and Frida Khalo. This stick image was first used in my sculpture “Monument to A World War”. It may be inspired by ‘The big stick’ in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 and the Big Bomb of Doctor Strangelove & Slim […]

“Retablo, Sanctuary” 1993

August 9, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oil on copper, 12” x 14”. Unknown location

“Retablo, Pear” 1993”

August 9, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oil on copper, 6” x 8”. Unknown location. My dear friend Bill Roseberry painted a number of pears and other fruits back in the 80s. For sure I had one of his images lingering in my mind when I painted this on a little piece of roofing copper. “By your students you are taught”. […]

“Retablo, Buddha Sleep” 1993