“The Fountain of Illusion”, Colored Pencil, 2001

This was intended to be a preparatory sketch for a larger painting executed on silk that was to be a part of a grandiose series of paintings called the “Ethereal Battle”.   This ethereal battle was intended to be a depiction of the death and rebirth of worlds – a vast eschatological exegesis of visions.  Yep.  Too much, too high of a concept, and – guess what? – it never got finished.  But a few decent sketches were made, and my interest in working with silk began.

I kind of forget what this is supposed to represent exactly, but it had a specific meaning having to do with the hindu concept of “Maya”, and the vanity of technology; i.e.; the vanity of the material world as opposed to the transcendental world of spirit.  Hmm . . . I think if you take away the explanation people will come up with whatever interpretation they like – so, just forget I said that.  It’s about insects, optical illusions, and laboratory glassware.

This piece has been recently published in “SilkMilk” (February 2010)

• Available as a signed print:

Printed and signed by the artist.
The print is a pigment ink (a.k.a. “glicee”) print.    The print area measures 12″ v x  16 h” (30.5 x  40 cm). The original painting was executed in colored ink on paper.

Printed using an Epson R2400 printer using archival Epson Ultrachrome K3 inks on Hahnemuhle Super B3 (13″ x 19″) 310 GSM 100% cotton rag archival art paper.  This print will hold it’s color fast for at least 200 years if kept in a dry place.