(Inside A Black Apple)

The Unsuccessful Capture of the Great New England Sea Monster

The Unsuccessful Capture of the Great New England Sea Monster     20"x16"    Acrylic on wood

One of the main reasons I wanted to do a seafaring show was to have an excuse to paint a whole bunch of sea beasts, cryptozoological & otherwise. This is one of the larger pieces in The Deep Green Sea; since I don't generally work very big, I often max out at around this size. Most of these big (ish) paintings are the ones with gigantic creatures (although there are some giant beasts in some smaller pieces, too.)

I've been getting some queries about how to purchase art from the show (opening October 11), and I'll let you know the details soon!

Eight Arms for You

Eight Arms for You     11"x14"     Acrylic on wood

I love cutaway illustrations a lot, and the Sea series has allowed me to do several pieces like this (paintings that show what's happening above and below the waves.)

Little does she know, those little toes are about to get tickled!

I Have Heard The Mermaids Singing

I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing      11"x14"      Acrylic on wood

This is one of my favorite pieces I've made for The Deep Green Sea, named for one of the best endings to one of the best poems.

I remember the first time I read Prufrock - I sat in the desk in my college English class, unsuspecting and unknowing and it so overwhelmed me with its staggering sadness and beauty that I couldn't keep from crying on the spot, in silence, with this devastating poem. It's the way it builds...it snares you and it drags you further and further into anxiousness and beauty and loneliness and siren songs until you're out too deep. Death by longing!

And there are more mermaids, certainly, in this show - more beasts and sailors and everything briny & wonderful.

Dress to Match Your Reading

We pause dispatches from The Deep Green Sea because today I am very pleased at the way my dress matches my current reading.

I found this nice copy of Colette's Chéri the other day and it kind of matched my outfit that day (a blush silk skirt & black leotard) too.

Isn't that jacket beautiful?
In my dreams, all novels look like this - a lovely patterned jacket (one chosen especially with each book in mind) and a simple little box for the title and author.

What a pretty row of spines they'd make!

Stars Of the Northern Sky

Stars Of the Northern Sky     11"x14"     Acrylic on wood

Working on these pieces made me want a Cygnus or Ursa Major/Minor tattoo in the worst way.

They loved old constellation charts so much, they each became one half of the sky.

More from The Deep Green Sea forthcoming!

Stars Of the Southern Sky

Stars Of the Southern Sky    11"x14"    Acrylic on wood




Part one of a portrait pair for my upcoming show, The Deep Green Sea at Land.