TRANSFIXED

Transfixed is an ongoing series of paintings and drawings in which I attempt to address climate change through metaphor. I use these works to grapple with a deep sense of loss—of innumerable species, of habitat, of ice, and most pointedly, of global stability—at this major turning point in our history.

Using the visual language of vanitas paintings—visual homages to Dutch and Flemish memento mori—I create still lifes, using real flowers and fruit, among other objects representing transience and mortality. I transfix the objects in ice, and depict them in the process of thawing and melting.

Bring My Boats Ashore. 7”x5”, acrylic on panel. Private collection
Spiralling In. 5”x7”, acrylic on panel. Private collection
Safekeeping. 5”x7”, acrylic on panel. (Available)
Moss House. 9”x12”, acrylic on panel. (Available)
Hulled. 12”x9”, graphite on paper. Private collection
Escape Pod with Iceberg. 12”x9”, graphite on paper. Private collection
Salt Water, Fresh Water. 9”x12”, graphite on paper. Private collection
Escape Pod with Lavender and Camel’s Tooth. 9”x12”, graphite on paper. Private collection
Varied Thrush with Pine Cone Scales. 9”x12”, graphite on paper. Private collection
Bats with Wisteria Pods and Rat Skull. 9”x12”, graphite on paper. Private collection
Fungi with Young Newt. 12”x9”, graphite on paper. Private collection