Comment: From a New York Times photo of Syrian refugees traversing a field in Greece en route to a better, safer life—minus the refugees whose absence underscores their transient presence.
Comment: Adapted from a Bon Apetit recipe for burgundy pears, minus the chocolate sauce. This is about two objects that are joined together while retaining their individual identities, defined not by lines but by shadings of color—I have given similar paintings as a wedding present symbolizing an ideal union
Comment: A first cousin painting to 'Not Eight Million', which was based on a Sotheby's painting, with modified shapes and colors, that sold for $8 million a few days after we saw it at the preview.
Comment: I took the antique vase (from the Sung dynasty (9-12th century) from an auction advertisement and combined it with a goldfinch and an imagined Deruta ceramic. Hence, songbird.
