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.
All pieces here have been created within the past 3 years and are currently for sale, unless indicated as 'sold'. Please message me to inquire! (Use the contact link on the About tab)
Left Out of the Calculation. Recalls a quotation of JRR Tolkien: “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” $475
2023. Acrylic on gallery canvas, resin coating. 24" x 36" Currently on display at The Abbey
Motion Study I: Woodpecker on Sycamore. For the ornithologists out there, the bird here is an amalgam of three woodpecker species. Can you guess which ones? $125
2023. Acrylic on canvas. 16" x 20"
Untitled - wire tree collage. $100
2024. Mixed media in frame. 10" x 14"
Reptiles of the Mind. "The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind." - William Blake $140
2024. Acrylic on canvas. 18" x 24"
Wayward. Choose your path. $140
2024. Acrylic on gallery 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). $190
2021. Mixed media on canvas 16" x 20"
Meso- and Bathypelagia. A set of four paintings - representing a decent into the "midnight zone" of the deep ocean. (Note: each painting is shown below - but this is being sold as a SET ONLY). $1400
2023 (revised). Acrylic on gallery canvas. Various sizes
Under the Surface. Not everything is as it seems. $400
2024. Acrylic on canvas. 36" x 48" (huge!)
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. $275
Note: This was recently featured in the medical art e-zine "Medmic". Click here.
2022. Acrylic on gallery canvas. 24" x 24"
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
2022. Acrylic and resin on canvas, framed. 16" x 20", frame
Where Hope is Coldest. A view up through the water at a blurry sun (hope) and something chilling comes along to thwart that. $145
2023. Acrylic on canvas. 16" x 20"
Mara. "Mara" is an old Norse word for a malicious entity that brings on nightmares (the norse is how the word nightmare originated). Mares included witches who took on the form of animals when their spirits went out and about. This is my rendering of one such spirit. $120
2023. Acrylic on canvas. 18" x 24"