My Cal series is named after Cal Garrison, a noted astrologer who tries to bring help, explanation, understanding, and fun to the many readers of her syndicated horoscope work, writings and books.  She ended up becoming burnt out by helping so many others at the expense of herself and took a long break in 2020 to sort out her future.  The 24” x 24” works are studies for larger pieces on the mysteries of the universe that I hope to paint in the future. Each painting is constructed in a slightly differently way and consists of multiple paint pours and the interactions and movement that occur among them.

Cal 2

VIBE is a 43" x 52.4" interactive painting in mixed media representing vibration in the universe: (color, light, sound) 10 tunable and playable strings (4 bass + 6 guitar) overlay multicolor bands from low to high frequency. Installed K&K Sound custom pickup arrays + a preamp connect to an amplifier. Adjustable and colored LED light surrounds the painting.

VIBE (side view w/preamp controls & output jack)

My Cal series is named after Cal Garrison, a noted astrologer who tries to bring help, explanation, understanding, and fun to the many readers of her syndicated horoscope work, writings and books.  She ended up becoming burnt out by helping so many others at the expense of herself and took a long break in 2020 to sort out her future.  The 24” x 24” works are studies for larger pieces on the mysteries and wonders of the universe that I hope to paint in the future. Each painting is constructed slightly differently and consists of multiple paint pours and the interactions and movement that occur among them.

Zip it Up! is a 36" x 48" mixed media painting. It consists of 2 hearts zipped together on linen backed by suit & dress fabric. It is mounted on a second canvas symbolizing the vibrating universe and the color spectrum. It can be viewed as a single painting, with the zipper partially opened and the canvas folded back, or completely opened.

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Zip It Up! (partially unzipped)

VIBE is a 43" x 52.4" interactive painting in mixed media representing vibration in the universe: (color, light, sound) 10 tunable and playable strings (4 bass + 6 guitar) overlay multicolor bands from low to high frequency. Installed custom pickup arrays + a preamp from K&K Sound connect to an amplifier. Adjustable and colored LED light surrounds the painting.

VIBE (oblique view) 

VIBE is a 43" x 52.4" interactive painting in mixed media representing vibration in the universe: (color, light, sound) 10 tunable and playable strings (4 bass + 6 guitar) overlay multicolor bands from low to high frequency. Installed K&K Sound custom pickup arrays  + a preamp connect to an amplifier. Adjustable and colored LED light surrounds the painting.

VIBE (front view) 

Zip It Up! is a 36" 48" mixed media painting. It consists of 2 hearts zipped together on linen backed by suit & dress fabric. It is mounted on a second canvas symbolizing the vibrating universe and the color spectrum. It can be viewed as a single painting, with the zipper partially opened and the canvas folded back, or completely opened.

Zip It Up! (unzipped) 

Zip it Up! is a 36" x 48" mixed media painting. consists of 2 hearts zipped together on linen backed by suit & dress fabrics. It’s mounted on a second canvas symbolizing the vibrating universe. It can be viewed as a single painting, with the zipper partially opened and canvas folded back, or completely opened.

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