Dream Dance
Now the figures are upright and they begin to move expressively. The paintings from this series may collectively express our unconscious condition itself, and our vulnerable relationship to reality. The backdrop landscape is moody and barely frames the moving figures. They can’t quite be contained within these picture planes. Meanwhile, the art mastery that especially influenced these works are the searching draftsmanship of Raphael figure studies and descriptive ink textures of Van Gogh’s landscape drawings.
ELEN SKETCHES #17, 2023, Oil/ paper, 14x11 in | 36x28 cm
LULLABY POSE, 2023, Oil/ canvas, 28x22 in | 71x56 cm
EQUI-POSE, 2023, Oil/ canvas, 28x22 in | 71x56 cm
ELEN SKETCHES #9, 2023, Oil/paper, 14x11 in | 36x28 cm
PICASSO POSE, 2023, Gouache on red acrylic primed matboard, 17x14 in | 43x36 cm
ELEN SKETCHES #7, 2023, Oil/paper, 14x11 in | 36x28 cm
Elen's Pose on Aluminum Enamel, 2023, Oil on canvas, 30x24 in | 74x59 cm
TALL FIGURE, 2023, Oil on canvas, 30x24 in | 74x59 cm
DREAM DANCE, 2024, Oil, aluminum enamel, charcoal on canvas, 20x24 in | 51x61 cm
DAGGER DANCE, 2024, Oil on canvas, 24x20 in | 61x51 cm
RAISE YOUR GLASS, 2024, Oil/canvas, 20x16 in | 49x39 cm
ELEN'S POSE ON RED, 2024, Oil/ canvas, 24x20 in | 61x51 cm
GREEN DANCER, 2024, Oil, aluminum enamel, charcoal on canvas, 20x24 in | 51x61 cm
WONDERSTRUCK, 2024, Gouache on matboard, 14x11 in | 36x28 cm
FORWARD FROZEN, 2024, Oil/canvas, 20x16 in | 49x39 cm