The studio continues to sustain me. I dive deep into this new series, Infra, about sensations that cannot be named, as they are unique (but familiar) and wordless. A little side sprout from this series, Vapors, is growing. It’s all part of the big whole, the pursuit, and study of light and color. Yet Vapors focuses specifically on colors I’ve captured from my digital photographs of the sky. I transform them from the backlit screen of my phone into a mixture of paint (with the aid of a computer program). I use the program to accurately identify the color captured, rather than the color I think I see. The strength of these Vapors is in their pairings. Subtle colors work with/against each other to potentiate the other. There is so much more to explore in these and much to learn. I feel like Linnaeus, who developed the system of plant taxonomy we use today, trying to name all of these colors I find. They are more an example of Infrathin, something that cannot be named.
Sky Vapors 1, Relationship, Infra, 12 x 17 x .75 inches, acrylic on cast acrylic, 2020