Perceptual Discernment
Looking, seeing, perceiving – terms of incremental significance – permeate art history for the last century. Important lessons from scholars such as Albers, Itten, Arnheim and F.L. Wright inform my work, as does a great respect for the forms of nature.
Nite Lites (2013)
charcoal
37 1/2" H x 44 3/4" W
Landscape with Vise (1994)
conte'
49" H x 28" W
Moanalua Night (1973)
collection of Honolulu City Arts Commission
acrylic on canvas
60" H x 228" W
Reciprocal Blooming (2011-12)
watercolor
22" H x 48" W
Seven Attempts to Discern, in an Insignificant Piece of Trivia, the Spirit of its Recently Deceased Owner (1997)
charcoal & pastel
38" H x 60" W
Sleep – Multiple Pillow Assaults (1995)
charcoal
46" H x 46" W
Studio Desktop (1991)
conte'
30" H x 20" W
Unplanted Garden - Brick (2013)
watercolor & acrylic
41 3/4" H x 29 1/2" W
Unplanted Garden - Shale (2013)
watercolor
41 3/4" H x 29 1/2" W
Bougainvillea Meditation (2009)
mixed media
42" H x 60" W
Under-the-House Triptych (1991)
conte'
36" H x 98" W
Bougainvillea – Daybreak (2010)
watercolor, acrylic, pastel
68" H x 68" W
Bougainvillea - Suite A (2010)
pastel, acrylic, ink
68" H x 68" W
Acrophobia (2004)
hand embossing, pastel
64" H x 36" W
Sleep: Decent (1994)
charcoal
50" H x 29 1/2" W
Portulaca (1970)
acrylic on canvas
54" H x 54" W
Volcanic Phenomena: Invitation (1990)
xerox printed drawing
55" H x 55" W
Volcanic Phenomena: Behemoth (1990)
xerox printed drawing
55" H x 55" W
Overpass (1983)
sepia ink, gesso, acrylic paper collage
74" H x 86" W
Framed Garden (1992)
conte', acrylic
30" H x 24" W