Paintings of Time and Place

The Oppenheimer Einstein Connection

Einstein never took part in the Manhattan Project but was an impetus in its creation. In 1939 Einstein was one of three scientists who warned the US that the Nazis could develop a nuclear bomb. Einstein pushed for the US to be the first to develop the bomb leading to the creation of the Manhattan Project in 1942. He was a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ from 1933 until his death in 1955 devoting much of his time and study to political and ethical questions surrounding fission and fusion. Oppenheimer became director of the Institute in 1947. He also studied ethical questions, convinced that technology must be balanced with the arts, the humanities, and more. Have we done that?

Original Oil Painting:  "Eintein:  "I Often Think in Music,"  Oil on Canvas, 20 X 20 inches

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New Mexico Storm

New Mexico Storm, Mixed Media, 8 X 8 inches. The storm comes in a rage, rants for a time, sometimes only minutes, and then disappears into the onyx of the clouds. What is left may become a torrent or only a dribble to disappear into the soul of the drought. Waters may rage, waters may linger, waters may vanish into the nether of the underworld, but brightness soon reappears. The sun acts as if nothing happened. All is lightened once again. The sun shines bright. Such is the life of a New Mexico storm.

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"Here's Looking at You," a Whimsical Pastel with Ink

A whimsical miniature that just popped out of nowhere.  She was fun to create, and I hope she will be fun for the viewer.

 

Here's Looking at You, Pastel with Ink, 7 X 4 inches

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"Into the Future," inspired by history and imagination

My entry into the Taos Fall Arts festival held until October 2.  Who knows what the future holds?  None of us expected an epidemic like COVID.  Outer space holds so much promise for life in the future if only we can take care of the planet and ourselves to become a less divisive planet.  The promise of a better planet in the universe beckons us all.

 

Into the Future, oil on canvas, 36 X 36 inches

"Time," Inspired by Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

I was so impressed with Lightman's novel that I felt compelled to put the nebulous concept of time onto canvas.  Lightman conjures up so many impressions of time, probably more than I can put onto canvas, but I shall try.     

Time, Oil on Canvas, 48 X 48 inches, $6000 

SOLD “The Long Walk of the Navajos to Bosque Redondo,” Oil on Canvas. Sold by Jackies Trading Post in Taos, New Mexico. Thank you, Bill and Joy.

This painting was inspired by a tragic occurrence in Navajo and US
history. In 1864 the US government decided to place the Navajos with Mescalero Apache on a reservation at Bosque Redondo in east central New Mexico. Kit Carson destroyed sheep and rounded up about 8000 Navajos for this move. The Navajos were herded on an 18 day, 300 mile walk from Arizona to New Mexico. What was originally conceived as a reservation at Bosque Redondo soon became a prison. A sad chapter in both Navajo and US government history. After four years the government returned the Navajo to their homeland.

"The Secrets Within," Monotype with Oil

An accompanying piece to "I Persevered for 94 Years."  What are the secrets within?  Some we know and others are unknown to us, the bearers of those secrets.  Something to contemplate as we find ourselves in different situations.

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"Pueblo Winter," Oil

"Pueblo Winter," Oil on Masonite, 7 X 5 inches, $195 Framed and available.       SOLD

Contemplation Series Delivered to Italy for Exhibit in Bologna

Four new miniatures in my Contemplation series has been delivered for "Little Treasures" Exhibit in Bologna, Italy curated by Paola Trevisan, Trevisan International Art. Exhibit runs from May 28 to June 8 at Galleria de Marchi. Thank you, Paola, for all the work you do to promote artists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Un ou Deux?" mixed media monotype

I had great fun creating this image.  It just came together as if waiting in the wings to appear...  .  Voila!  C'est ca.  

"Un ou Deux?"  Monotype with pastel, oil, charcoal, and ink.  12 X 8.5 inches, framed in contemporary black frame, $225 USD plus shipping.

 

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