OPEN-ENDED

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With this ongoing body of work, I am interested in suggesting open-ended narratives for the viewer to participate in the construction of meaning. I utilize vintage photos and other unusual imagery as source material. These moments from the lives of strangers have always intrigued me. Their silent stories captivate me. By appropriating their images and suggesting possible narratives, new stories can emerge.

I manipulate the scenarios in a various ways: combining images, altering the physical and emotional relationships among the figures, and creating alternative contexts. Color plays a pivotal role in the emotional and visual impact of the work. Several recurring themes appear throughout the series. Sometimes the work is playful or nostalgic or, at times, ambiguous and unsettling. I also find myself drawn to capturing moments of liberation or escape.

If interested in purchasing a work, please contact Jo Carol for pricing and availability.

ELEMENTAL, panel 1

ELEMENTAL, panel 2

A USEFUL ALLY (sold)

A RESTLESS LOGIC

9-5, 1

9-5, 2

9-5, 3

9-5, 4

REVERIE (sold)

SHARK TANK

DIVINE INTERVENTION, panel 1 (sold)

DIVINE INTERVENTION, panel 2 (sold)

THE WIND INSIDE HIM (sold)

A CAPACITY FOR HOPE

SUSPENDED ANIMATION

NEITHER ABOVE NOR BELOW (Sold)

SINK OR SWIM (Sold)

A FAINT AND DANGEROUS HOPE

A SUSCEPTIBLE HEART (Sold)

A CONSTANT RECALIBRATION

BEEN THERE DONE THAT (Sold)

OUR BETTER ANGELS (Sold)

A HOLY HOST OF OTHERS

ON BORROWED STARDUST

PARSING THE DATA

HEELS OVER HEAD (Sold)

HEAD OVER HEELS (Sold)

HE HAD GRACE TO SPARE (Sold)

TRICKS ARE FOR KIDS (Sold)

ONE FELL SWOOP (Sold)

AN UNREMARKABLE DAY / Diptych 1 (Sold)

AN UNREMARKABLE DAY / Diptych 2

NEITHER FRIEND NOR FOE / Diptych 1 (Sold)

NEITHER FRIEND NOR FOE / Diptych 2 (Sold)

JUST LOST ALL MY PICNIC SPIRIT / Diptych 1

JUST LOST ALL MY PICNIC SPIRIT / Diptych 2 (Sold)

ANCIENT AND NATURAL (Sold)

FLIGHT SCHOOL (Sold)

THE FIRE BENEATH THEIR FEET (Sold)

THESE NUMBERED DAYS (NFS)

A COMPASS OF HIS OWN (Sold)

THE SECRET PLACE OF THUNDER (NFS)

IN BETWEEN SEASONS (Sold)

DEFERRED (NFS)

IN ALL THEIR VIM AND GLORY / Study for These Numbered Days (Sold)

A BINARY WORLD (Sold)

GRAVITY (Sold)

A FEW REDACTED LINES (Sold)

GOALS (Sold)

LEANING AGAINST NOTHING (Sold)

SHE STILL LISTENS (Sold)

LEAPS AND BOUNDS (Sold)

EQUILIBRIUM (Sold)

ARRIVING INTO THE SUN (Sold)

AN ANCIENT WILDNESS (Sold)

A CODE OF THEIR OWN (Sold)

WEIGHTLESS AS BREATH (Sold)

FAIR AND FINAL WARNING (Sold)

RELEASE (Sold)

RAISE TO WALK (Sold)

IN THE NAME OF (Sold)

ALL IN (Sold)

THE COOL OF HOPE (Sold)

WHEN THE SUN DISAPPEARS (Sold)

THIS POVERTY OF KNOWLEDGE

A MEASURE OF DAYS (Sold)

STRAIGHTENED AND READY

A GREAT DIVIDE (Sold)

CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR (NFS)

OVER EASY (Sold)

FUGUE STATE (Sold)

THE RITUALS WERE COMPLETE (Sold)

THEY HAD TO STEAL SOMETHING (Sold)

THEIR DAYS WERE NUMBERED (Sold)

THIS WILD IDEA (Sold)

GALAX GOTHIC (Sold)

FEAR OF HEIGHTS

GREENWOOD GOTHIC

SHE AIMS TO PLEASE (Sold)

PORCH SITTING (Sold)

LOST ONES 1 (Sold)

LOST ONES 2

LOST ONES 3 (Sold)

LOST ONES 4

LOST ONES 5 (NFS)

LOST ONES 6 (Sold)

LOST ONES 7

LOST ONES 8 (Sold)

LOST ONES 9 (Sold)

LOST ONES 10 (Sold)

LOST ONES 11 (Sold)