2021

Acrylic & flashe On Archival Paper

21” H x 17” W Framed size (Paper size 11×15”)

Framed in White Wood

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The Book of Two Ways 9 is part of a series of works on paper that began in March during the solitude of quarantine.  As a result of the pandemic it felt important to allow complete freedom to my process, in reaction to all the external restrictions. In this body of work I focused my energies on cutting loose; opening the doors, the windows and ramparts; trusting the work that presents itself.  

 The title for this body of work comes from ancient Egypt.  The Book of Two Ways was a map depicting the underworld with two routes, one land and one water that were to guide the deceased to a heavenly home in the afterlife. In my abstract paintings, the essence of land and water, and the search for home are all rich themes.  In a poetic way, qualities of land, stable and solid are echoed in my use of taped lines to reference stability and grounding and travel.  Alternatively, the fluid, ever changing quality of water are felt in fluid gestures and how paint is poured and layered in translucent washes on the surface.