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Been too long

I find myself at an interesting juncture in my painting, the bottom of a trajectory that has taken me through a concentrated attempt to meld science and art; I've come out on the side of painting for painting's sake, with a very light touch when it comes to titles. I had reframed my large-scale abstracts in the context of physics and math; painted first, then finding the scientific corollary afterwards. I purposely chose more abstract concepts from the hard sciences rather than the more obvious biological or geologic contexts, which would seem to fit my organic style. I think it worked; but by drawing such specific ties, it raises false expectations; that the paintings are translations of the science, which they are not. Taking a lighter approach works better I think. The new body of work is called Event Horizons, and I now have a book of photos available from my website or from Blurb.com.