Size Matters

Red Tin, 2005

Oil on on Canvas Mounted on Panel, 12" x 10"

Detergent Bottle  II, 2007

Oil on Canvas Mounted on Panel, 22" x 24"

Above are two examples of the various sizes of my work.

I tend to work small (the largest, 22" x 24,the smallest 12 x 10"), The reason for the small sizes of my work is: 1) limited studio space, 2) the intimacy of the painting itself.

Intimacy is one of the most important elements of my work.

To paint still life subjects on large canvases would be like working in a field, which is more appropriate for abstract expressionist styles, such as, Mark Rothko and his color field paintings. The viewer looking at a large work, I feel, would get lost in the qualities of surface, sacrificing intimacy between painting (subject matter) and the viewer and the potential for mystical experiences of the utilitarian objects I employ in my still life paintings.

I want the viewer to have a religious experience when viewing my paintings, to reflect on and to see these plastic containers that are taken for granted, as sacred objects.