Welcome to my new collection of paintings, a series of portraits, titled VISAGES. 
​When I first began this series, I was unsure of the details, only that I would begin by painting a series of portraits. First to be painted was the now-titled "The hope of Patroclus" (below, left). Its simple and straightforward beauty felt classical and regal, the likeness of a hero. The calm exhibited in this first piece was soon broken by the next, the now-titled "The pain of Achilles" (below, right). I began to realize that the portraits were corresponding with my simultaneous reading of Homer's "The Iliad".

The hope of Patroclus, latex and oil paint on canvas, 18 x 25, 2017, private collection, Madrid, Spain

The pain of Achilles, latex and spray paint on canvas, 18 x 25, 2017, private collection, Victoria, BC​

 Upon realizing this, the portraits began to reveal themselves swiftly, depicting interpretations of the faces of that ancient war.  Emotions, motivations, mental or physical states were brought forth in blues, cool grays and black, through raw gestural abandon. The honor, pain, and fury of these 3,000 year old characters were sought out and exposed, through the modern mediums of oil, latex and spray paint.

The greed of Agamemnon, latex and oil paint on canvas, 18 x 25, 2017

The grief of Priam, latex and spray paint on canvas, 18 x 25, 2017

The fury of Diomedes, latex paint on canvas, 18 x 25, 2017,
​private collection, Victoria, BC

The weariness of Ajax, latex and spray paint on canvas, 18 x 25, 2017

The counsel of Odysseus, latex and spray paint on canvas, 18 x 25, 2017, private collection, Brooklyn, NY

The honor of Hector, latex and oil paint on canvas, 18 x 25, 2017