Portrait of an Emotion

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.

detail 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

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

Meteorite with Dots

2in x 4in x 3in
Oil on meteorite

Meteor Shower

74in x 74in
Oil on canvas 2010

Hummingbird

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

Photosynthesis

48in x 48in
Oil on canvas 2012

Time Dilation

Time Dilation

48in x 36in
Oil and wax on canvas 2009

Shell Fossil With Water Drops

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

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

Patterns of Destiny

74in x 74in
Oil on canvas 2011

Nothing Is Written In Stone

Nothing Is Written In Stone

5in x 4in x 5in
River rock, Jade and oil

Independent Variables

Independent Variables

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

Patterns of Change

Patterns of Change

48in x 48in
Oil on canvas 2012

Rose Garden II

Rose Garden II

48in x 48x
Oil on canvas

Revisiting Poetry II

Revisiting Poetry II

36in x 36in
Oil on canvas 2015

Meditation

Meditation

48in x 48in
Oil on canvas 2014

Snow Patterns

Snow Patterns

50in x 50in
Oil on canvas 2015