

Portrait of an Emotion
4.4in x 3in Oil on meteorite 2009
Cognitive Selection
36in x 48in Oil and wax on canvas 2009
These images attempt to represent visually the shock forces that may be influential to perception, cognition, and interpretation by using the patterns in the meteorites as analogy.
Every meteorite is hypothesized to carry an imprint with unique patterns revealing its collision history. In the same manner that the meteorites have imprints, perhaps our brains are also encrypted by the powerful emotional disruptions experienced in life. If so, then the encryptions may have formed patterns responsible for our perception, cognition, and interpretations.
With this premise in mind, the painting "Portrait of an Emotion," uses the exposed patterns of the meteorite as analogy to depict the encryptions after experiencing emotional disruptions. For the sake of visual hypothesis, and for the fun of it, in the painting "Cognitive Selection," the red areas are a visual (and abstract) representation of the patterns of choices. In other words, they suggest that the freedom-to-choose may be limited to an established set of cumulative encryptions. Interestingly, the concept from these paintings may be incidentally aligned with German philosopher Schopenhauer's: Man can control what he wills but not how he wills. Meaning that emotions usually arise within an established set of patterns and our freedom to choose is defined within the parameters of the patterns.


Canis Major 3-D
3in x 4in x 6in Meteorite and rock 2010
Canis Major 2-D
54in x 54in Oil on canvas 2010


Meteorite with Dots
2in x 4in x 3in Oil on meteorite
Meteor Shower
74in x 74in Oil on canvas 2010


Hummingbird
7.6in x 9 in Oil on slate 2009
Traces of Hummingbird
48in x 36in Tempera and oil on canvas 2009
"...everything on earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence." (Quintasket, 1888-1936, p. 31) Salish A hummingbird in native Peruvian mythology represents energy similar to the sun. The relationship to energy may stem from the hummingbird's fast motion. When in flight, hummingbird's wings move from 12 to 90 times per second, and their heart beats 1260 times per minute (hummingbirdsociety, 2009). These paintings are about the invisible energy of the hummingbird. When the hummingbird is in flight, I visualize the trail of vortices. The painting "Traces of Hummingbird" is an attempt to depict those in-visible vortices.


Photosynthesis
48in x 48in Oil on canvas 2012


Time Dilation
48in x 36in Oil and wax on canvas 2009


Shell Fossil With Water Drops
5.25in x 5.5in Oil on shell fossil 2009
Big Bangs
36in x 48in Tempera and oil on canvas 2009


Segment of A Fragment
1 3/4in x 2in Oil on meteorite 2009
Big Crunch
36in x 48in Oil and Dorlan wax on canvas 2009


Patterns of Destiny
74in x 74in Oil on canvas 2011


Nothing Is Written In Stone
5in x 4in x 5in River rock, Jade and oil


Independent Variables
4.6in x 9in x 6.5in Meteorite, oil, and lava rock 2010


Patterns of Change
48in x 48in Oil on canvas 2012


Rose Garden II
48in x 48x Oil on canvas


Revisiting Poetry II
36in x 36in Oil on canvas 2015


Meditation
48in x 48in Oil on canvas 2014


Snow Patterns
50in x 50in Oil on canvas 2015