Combining the media of painting and neon, COSMIC DEBRIS explores the vastness of the universe, the transience of the individual, and the life force that connects all things.
The essential pigments in oil paints… the noble gases that animate neon tubes… and the physical architecture of the human body… all are made from the dust of stars. Yet despite our inherent connection to a vast universe, our own human affairs are impossibly small and perhaps accidental in the grand scheme of things.
COSMIC DEBRIS highlights this contrast: the impermanence of a single life, the infinite nature of life itself. The juxtaposition is both unsettling and comforting.
The neon phrases that illuminate these paintings evoke these enigmas for me: the cycle of breath, the cycle of stars, and the deep serenity that comes from contemplating the night sky.

Cosmic Debris | 50" x 54" | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2015

Pluto is for Lovers | 44” x 50” | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2015

Dynamo | 54” x 60” | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2015

Shine On | 44" x 60" | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2016

Pluto is for Lovers II (Infrared) | 44" x 50" | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2018

Time Dilation | 48" x 60" | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2016

Galactic Wreckage | 60" x 48" | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2016-18

The World is Yours | 60" x 60" | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2017

Lunar Effect | 54” x 60” | oil on wood panel, neon, electronic transformer | 2015