Art Fluent presents the online show WITHIN, which includes one of my 3D paintings titled we die only once and for a very long time.
I wanted to include this deeper dive into the theme of this show from Art Fluent:

”A certain poetry exists within the moments of retreat, a confusing place where we have experienced absence in a whole new way. This profound moment in our lives has brought about a unique manner of living. Security, intimacy, sanctuary, and the passage of time have all shifted to a deeper meaning. Beauty in the ordinary and intimate space that we have either accepted or resisted—but forced to surrender, nevertheless. Show us your sense WITHIN the quiet, WITHIN the asylum, WITHIN the retreat. Show us WITHIN from your perspective.”

Learn more about my journey to 3D painting…

I stopped painting on canvas in the early ‘90’s. During those years I learned how to sculpt in papier-mâché, painted on paper and learned techniques for manipulating pages in blank books to make windows, doors, deep recessed openings, etc. When I decided I was ready to go back onto canvas I knew the new pieces would look nothing like my earlier work, however, I couldn’t ‘see’ exactly how they would look. After doing two in this series I realized I could do anything I wanted; cutting into the canvas to make windows, building up the surface with papier-mâché to make birds wings, iguana scales, tree leaves. I could add beads and ribbon and found objects. The shape of the canvases were informed by the design. The possibilities were limitless. The paintings I am submitting are from this body of work. With each painting I challenged myself to do something I had not done before.