JN
Wild Things
Living things possess energy. Sometimes it is potential energy, sometimes kinetic. It cannot be destroyed, only transferred. These paintings highlight that transfer and its consequences, whether they be for better or worse.
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All pieces here have been created within the past two years and are currently for sale, unless indicated as 'sold'. Please message me to inquire! (Use the contact link on the About tab)
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Imperium. The power of one, and the limits of one's power. Sold
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2021. Mixed media on canvas. 18" x 24"
The Beauty Trap. The beautiful things attract and amaze us...we chase them and revel in the interaction....until that thing deems us unworthy and invokes a price for daring to bother it.. $320
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2023. Acrylic on canvas. 16" x 20"
The Most Terrible Poverty is Loneliness. Abandonment, loneliness, and facing doom all by yourself. The last solid ground fading away from right underneath your feet, and not a single thing you can do about it. $430
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2023. Acrylic on canvas. 18" x 24"
Dashed Expectations. Nothing in this painting is as you would expect. The viewer gets rewarded little by little as they approach. (Hint: the ribs extend out from the canvas). $340
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2021. Mixed media on canvas 16" x 20"
Piggy. An unimpressed pig ponders whether a daisy growing in muck is a sign of hope or a sign of a daisy growing in muck. Sold
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2021. Acrylic on gallery canvas. 24" x 33.5"
Emergence. From an amorphous origin a barrier is transcended. Sold
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2020. Mixed media on gallery canvas. 24" x 36"
Tiefe. German for "depth". A sleek fish on the top shows a flatness to its eye lacking depth. The homelier fish below has a glow and a hidden depth to its eye. The analogy to humans is rather obvious. Sold
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2021. Mixed media on gallery canvas. 18" x 24"
Watch Your mouth. The fish didn't watch his mouth, and did whatever he felt like - as always being the center of attention made him feel "invincible". Not today, my friend. Sold
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2023. Acrylic on canvas 18" x 12"
From the Depths. This hexaptych (six pieces!) was created for a group show at the Grassroots Gallery that ran from Jan-Feb 2021. These pieces represent an emergence from darkness (bottom) to daylight (top) in the ocean. However, the daylight is not as wonderful as we often delude ourselves to believe. --- Each piece has its own meaning, and can be sold separately. Although I would much prefer to keep the hexaptych together. (PS - this photo is not from a staging app! It is all six on a real wall.) $2,900 for set
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2021. Acrylic on gallery canvas. Whole set measures 50" x 60" (3 are 20" x 20", 3 are 20" x 30").
The Pinnacle of 66 Million Years of Evolution? In 66,000,000 years, ancient reptiles evolved into birds. We lost the reptiles. What fate for the birds? Sold
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2021. Acrylic on birch board. 12" x 31"
Self Righteous. The critical gaze of the judgmental. $290
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2023. Acrylic canvas. 24" x 12"
Trapped. While being restrained at several spots, a bird like creature tries to break through a barrier. (Note: a number of people have told me that this painting looks like a statement on mask wearing. It is NOT! I am 100% pro mask!). Sold
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2021. Mixed media on gallery canvas. 12" x 20"
At Least One of Us is Free. An elephant sits isolated atop a column. His only source of fun has grown wings and exercised its freedom. Sold
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2021. Mixed media on gallery canvas. 18" x 24"
Caecus: The Tail Chaser. A new constellation found in my own imagination. Caecus, latin for blindness. Tail chasing being the result. Sounds familiar. $400
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2021. Acrylic on gallery canvas. 20" x 20"
Who's the Hero? When a knight charged into battle, it wasn't him charging, it was the horse. So who is the real hero? Misplaced credit - common in today's society. Sold
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2022. Acrylic and resin on canvas, framed. 16" x 20", frame
Social Distortion. Masks. I am not against them. But just think about how 2.5 years of mask wearing has totally f**ked how we deal with other humans. We are now sociologically crippled, and humanity is forever altered. $575
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Note: This was recently featured in the medical art e-zine "Medmic". Click here.
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2022. Acrylic on gallery canvas. 24" x 24"
