My Industrial Whimsy (Series 11) is the culmination of 20+ years of creating art where I combine elements from my earlier mechanical series with techniques developed during my mid-career with current ideas to weave a rich, complex and sophisticated visual fabric.
Temporary Restraining Order
20” x 32” x 1.5” deep
Oil, Objects and Colored Pencil on Canvas
Copyright 2023
Catalog #P23.001
Selected for inclusion in de Young Open 2023 at The De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
This piece was inspired by the TV show called 'Suits' which was a fast-paced portrayal of attorneys at work doing legal 'stuff' to win their cases. The variety of 'games' that they played reminded me of the complex entanglements and contingencies of ‘life’ so I tried to portray that with the imagery of the work. The work features my typical mechanical items and colored pencil lines as well as new items that I created on my laser cutter.