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La Chiesa in Primavera - Church in Springtime
The church, the front door to mine, at spring equinox, sun setting due west, a pagan throwback used to full effect by the Christians. The brilliant sunlight illuminates the altar dramatically, and naturally. It expresses the interface between temple and nature, place and space, the Divine and earth. Holy water cascades from its marble cup, at a time in my life when this is true personally as well. Oil on canvas, giclee's available.
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Chiesetta II
The church as seen from outside. Watercolor, private collection. Giclee's available.
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La Strada Giu` - The Low Road
The low road, the road behind my house that terminates at a slick rock meadow, ringed by scrub, oak forest, and secrets. Place of my first wild boar sighting. Oil on canvas, giclee's available.
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Raven
Portrait of a friend as a raven. In the medicine Ways of North American he tricks God into creating man. This both angers God and makes him one of God’s favorite creatures. He sees things we miss. Perched outside the church, the light beyond the hillside seems to emanate from his wise eye. Plein air with natura morte, the bird sits stuffed in an ornithological museum in San Gimignano. Oil on canvas, giclee's available.
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Lo Studio
Photo of the painting studio interior, with canvas of "Il Monumento" in progress.