Metaphors

From right to left:

Consummation: Adulterated, 2011
oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches
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Lure: Distraction, 2011
oil on canvas
36 x 48 inches
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Comparison of Maladies, 2011
oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches
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Fishbowl: Bluebloods, 2011-12
oil on canvas
48 x 36 inches
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Indecision: Lurching Wall, 2014-15
oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches
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I don’t usually have a plan for the meaning or the content when I begin a painting, and am pleasantly surprised when I think I know what it represents as it nears completion. This selection seems to poke fun at ideas of success and failure.