Thanks to the magic of photoshop I’m illustrating my vision of bringing my paintings to large public spaces. I am currently pursuing commissions to produce large mural sized installations for hotels, residential buildings, corporate headquarters and other large indoor public spaces. My work can have the effect of graceful curves or the pop of bright color. It can evoke the feeling of Zen-like tranquility or the excitement of being in a festive location or an exciting international destination. The panoramic orientation of many of my pieces also make large spaces feel larger and a grand entrance feel even more grand.
Currently I'm also exploring how different and new lighting technology can be incorporated into the art. I like the idea of blurring the line between structural design, lighting and infrastructure, with the actual work itself. Why not have a painting enhance a 40 ft pillar? Who says a painting can't frame a window? Structure becomes art becomes structure. Originally my work in the panoramic format stemmed from feeling constrained by the usual ratios of vertical and horizontal. It all seemed very prefab. I wanted to evoke the emotional response that we have to seeing the horizon. We see the horizon and often feel awe, or wonderment, and the feeling of wide open spaces, the feeling of breathing freely. I love the idea of bringing these emotions to the sometimes cold or industrial spaces normally constrained by their very size. If we enter a building with a grand lobby, we can have that dwarfing feeling of being insignificant or just out of scale. Art that instead brings a feeling of freedom and wonderment leaves that insignificance behind.
The Westin Resort at Playa Bonita in Panama has a restaurant called Tierra y Fuego that screams for my painting River And Wildfire.
The Meridian Fairway in Dubai's lobby area was begging for curves. This painting of mine adds a cool but colorful accent for anyone coming in from the 100 degree heat.
