During this retrograde period I have been going over completed and undone sketches of the past. With some of them, like this one, there was a very simple idea that grew out of itself. The ideas for Stage were about searching for an emotional light, trying to capture the feeling of being alone and all the power within that. Finished in 2005.
1998 “both of us”
Being obsessed with cloth flowing in the wind, detaching itself from a clothes line and wanting to capture a kind of soul to the cloth, this obsession gave way to, or you could say, channeled Static Line, a series of paintings about releasing what may bind you and at the same time, allowing a sense of stillness. These scenes of clothes lines became a simple, silently descriptive subject matter, filled with intent.
2002 “firefly”
2003 “detach”
The following sketches of “passing” were completely abstract and severely bold in color, the idea, however, morphed into a more literal piece with out lines, shading and softer color tones.
2005 “passing on”
2005 “sink”
2006 “static lemonade”
2005 “let’s go”
Looking back during this retrograde period and coming upon these older sketches, I am considering expanding the series to outdoor steps, yard scenes, where the releasing factor takes hold again.
Here are some sketches done in the past.
charcoal sketch on paper
oil sketch on canvas
clear wax added
light green oil paint
darker shades of oils added
burnt umber on wall and branches
brown wax painted on
larger white stones painted with gesso
clear wax brushed on stones and shadows added
more shading and highlighting
Final scene
channeling the abstract 
