It’s a glimpse beyond a threshold into the personal life of a particular person and the demons they battle. Hotel Occidental is in Sevilla, Spain. In 2002 my father took a trip there and after some time the hotel management called my Mother to explain that he was holed up in his room, drunk, and causing problems for the staff. I had to go save him. This is a peephole through the doorway of his hotel room and the all too familiar scene of him seated upright in bed drunk and depressed.
Wood, Acrylic on canvas, Brass peephole, LED’s
24” diameter, 6” deep
2023
In 2020 at the height of the pandemic NYC painted Large white social distancing circles on the astroturf of Domino Park in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Each disc represents a circle and a chamber of psychosis as we collectively dealt with our new reality.
6” plywood discs, brass mounts, miniatures
2020
Graphite on paper, plaster, wood.
Drawing: 10” x 18”
2023
A daily practice to maintain health coupled with a daily practice to maintain misery. Duality spectrum with wasted prayers.
A bruise.
He would hurt himself and not remember how and when asked he always had an excuse.
Acrylic on Panel
24” x 24”
2023
Deathbed gaze.
His dying eyes Jaundiced from his failing organs.
Acrylic on Panel
24” x 24”
2023
Vintage wooden box, Coke can filled with pennies, duct tape.
14” x 8” x 3”
2023
A tool for control, and abuse. She was a sweet dog.
Karate Chop
Acrylic on Panel
6”x 8”