Porthole Portal Series: Down East
While out for a day sail, we cruised near a group of harbor seals from our local rookery. They were hauled out on a row of low-tide ledges. Peering in for a closer look, I found my focus through the binoculars. I could see them all with perfect clarity. Nudging each other. Grunting and barking. Basking in the warm sun. The zoomed in detail was a pure delight.
Wanting to retain this intimate perspective, I photographed the lazing seals. My camera couldn't capture them nearly as well as I could see them through my binoculars, so I thought to combine the two and put my camera lens up to the binoculars. It worked beautifully. However, my spontaneous photo technique left an interestingly distinct greyed-out, fuzzy loop around the central image of the seal. From this instance was born the idea for the Porthole Series: Down East.
Each vivid, central scene is painted in acrylic. The surrounding, fuzz laced scene is sculpted in clay. Joining the two allows a focus on what's important, while keeping the context of its surroundings. That moment sailing ~ this series of paintings ~ each lets you take the time to look longer, to see the world more clearly.
Through the Bottle Gate
acrylic & clay on panel
24"x18", 2023
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Red Chairs
acrylic & clay on panel
24"x30", 2023
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Changing Tides
acrylic, clay & gold leaf on panel
9"x12", 2022
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Time to Reflect
acrylic & clay on panel
12"x12", 2022
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Morning Haul
acrylic & clay on panel
12"x12", 2022
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Waiting in the Grass
acrylic & clay on panel
10"x10", 2022
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Burning Off at Bartlett's Landing
acrylic & clay on panel
12"x12", 2022
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Smell the Roses
acrylic & clay on panel
12"x12", 2022
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Rare Occasion
acrylic & clay on panel
9"x12", 2022
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The Wanderer
acrylic & clay on panel
12"x12"
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Done for the Day
acrylic & clay on panel
16"x12", 2022
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Misty Morning
acrylic & clay on panel
12"x24" diptych
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