Thou Leavest Me
2012
Mixed media assemblage painting on canvas wrapped board with illuminated magic lantern slide 24" x 15.5"
Mixed media assemblage painting on canvas wrapped board with illuminated magic lantern slide 24" x 15.5"
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Florilegia means "a gathering of flowers" in Latin.
This series of floral illuminations was inspired by the Vanitas of Dutch Golden Age Masters and early botanicals but specifically grows out of the Victorian language of flowers. To the Victorians, each flower conveyed a specific meaning such as, faith, hope or fidelity. I explore these references in my mixed media assemblage paintings. Each work contains an antique, hand colored, magic lantern slide which is built into the canvas covered board and illuminated from behind. Onto this base I’ve layered elements of collage, found objects, paint and pattern, creating visual and conceptual depth. At times whimsical and reaching, these paintings are a playful expression of a flower’s spirit as seen through a kaleidoscope of associated meanings and symbolism.
The cactus flower meant "Thou leavest me" to the Victorians. Milagros were used to pray for healing or a good trip. and I've used them here as cactus thorns. Aztec designs reminicent of cactus pattern the background along with a styalized cactus neddle design protecting the blossom. The flower's pistil looks like a bird in flight that also leavest.
This series of floral illuminations was inspired by the Vanitas of Dutch Golden Age Masters and early botanicals but specifically grows out of the Victorian language of flowers. To the Victorians, each flower conveyed a specific meaning such as, faith, hope or fidelity. I explore these references in my mixed media assemblage paintings. Each work contains an antique, hand colored, magic lantern slide which is built into the canvas covered board and illuminated from behind. Onto this base I’ve layered elements of collage, found objects, paint and pattern, creating visual and conceptual depth. At times whimsical and reaching, these paintings are a playful expression of a flower’s spirit as seen through a kaleidoscope of associated meanings and symbolism.
The cactus flower meant "Thou leavest me" to the Victorians. Milagros were used to pray for healing or a good trip. and I've used them here as cactus thorns. Aztec designs reminicent of cactus pattern the background along with a styalized cactus neddle design protecting the blossom. The flower's pistil looks like a bird in flight that also leavest.