31 August, 2024

"Melancholy", oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in (60.9 x 76.2 cm)


 

 

"Melancholy" refers to the invisible barriers that often isolate us from the real world. These impediments may be purely psychological or physical but remain unseeable, such as those associated with a pandemic. These barriers are like glass plates - transparent but impenetrable.

30 August, 2024

"Haunted Harbor", oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in (60.9 x 76.2 cm)


 

The specters of ships that have perished at sea appear in an abandoned harbor on a foggy, gloomy day.

This painterly vision is a poetic metaphor blending the past with the present to uncover an intrinsic sadness accompanying human existence.