The Alchemist

This is not the first time I've used this title...however, the figure shrouded in white sitting by a pool is kind of a new motif (if by way of Böcklin...)

The Alchemist, 2013, acrylic on cardboard, 48" x 36".

Narcissus Approaches the Pool

This is another enhanced silverpoint:


Narcissus Approaches the Pool, 2009, silverpoint on prepared paper (contrast boosted in Photoshop), 11" x 8.5".

I'm partly using the silverpoint series to run through old themes. I've done a number of Narcissus images over the years, usually in a fetal kind of position. This is a bit different. Maybe I'll make it into a painting...

Narcissus 2008

Brush & ink on paper, 2008, 10.5" x 8" approx. The Narcissus image (in its variations) is a touchstone of my work, so I don't like to let too long go by without creating a new version...