Against a serene, unbroken field of light white, a radiant constellation of translucent geometric forms bursts gently outward from a vibrant central nexus—like a luminous flower opening in slow motion or a burst of crystalline confetti suspended mid-flight. Overlapping triangles, irregular polygons, and faceted shards fan asymmetrically in every direction: some sharp peaks thrust boldly upward in eager ascent, others tilt sideways or drift downward, creating a dynamic yet harmonious imbalance that pulses with contained vitality.
The palette is soft and ethereal—pale sky blues, blushing pinks, tender corals, buttery yellows, minty greens, and serene teals—applied in delicate, semi-transparent layers. Where shapes intersect, colors mingle and glow: a pale blue overlaid on coral yields a luminous lavender, a teal beneath yellow births subtle chartreuse. Subtle gradients within forms add gentle depth and breath, while precise, clean edges maintain crisp definition amid the transparency, evoking the effect of stained glass lit from behind or veils of colored light passing through one another.
The composition radiates controlled expansion—the densest clustering at the core gives way to sparser, trailing elements that reach toward the edges without ever touching them, leaving generous breathing room of white that amplifies airiness and lightness. No heavy outlines or solid masses weigh the piece down; instead, the interplay of translucency, overlap, and pastel hues generates a sense of joyful emergence, harmony amid chance-born arrangement, and quiet upward momentum.
Notice how the upward-pointing forms draw the eye skyward while lateral and descending shapes counterbalance with gentle pull—creating rhythmic tension between rise and release, convergence and dispersal. The white ground is not mere absence but active space, cradling the fragile geometry and letting its colors sing with maximum clarity.
Like the entire "Tychist Objects" series, this work embraces tychism—Charles Sanders Peirce's philosophy that genuine, objective chance is a fundamental creative force in the universe. Algorithmic procedures using random numbers guided key decisions in form, placement, orientation, and color relationships, yet every shape was painstakingly hand-painted by the artist, merging mechanical indeterminacy with deliberate human craft. The result is a visual meditation on beautiful order arising from true randomness: a delicate explosion of light and geometry that feels both inevitable and miraculously unplanned.
In its luminous restraint, the piece invites quiet contemplation—how does this tender, chance-orchestrated bloom stir your own sense of emergence, harmony born from uncertainty, or the poetry of structured joy?
Technical notes.
Unique painting. Acrylic on board. Unframed dimensions: 18” high x 18-1/8” wide. Framed dimensions: 20-3/8” high x 20-3/8” wide x 1-7/16” deep. White painted modern style wood frame permanently attached. Signed by the artist on the front, dated 2017.
Standing in quiet, commanding contrapposto on a simple black base, this small-scale figure reimagines Polykleitos’s canonical Greek masterpiece (c. 440 BCE) as a brooding, armored sentinel. The iconic classical pose is faithfully preserved: weight shifts decisively onto the right leg, relaxing the left knee in gentle flexion; hips tilt subtly opposite the shoulders; torso twists just enough to suggest balanced dynamism; right arm (now empty) once raised to grip a spear, left arm hangs relaxed at the side. Broad shoulders narrow to a tapered waist in idealized athletic proportions—harmonious, symmetrical, eternally poised—echoing the ancient celebration of human perfection and rational order.
Yet serenity has been violently subverted. The entire surface erupts in hundreds of sharp, jagged shards and crystalline spikes that bristle outward like obsidian blades or fractured volcanic glass. These aggressive protrusions—layered, overlapping, razor-edged—transform smooth marble idealism into textured, menacing armor: a chaotic exoskeleton that catches light in menacing glints of deep black, indigo, midnight blue, metallic teal, and iridescent green-blue highlights. Hand-applied paint pools in crevices and edges, accentuating the fractured geometry and lending an almost iridescent menace where acrylic catches ambient glow. The spikes cluster thickest across shoulders, chest, and thighs—suggesting both protection and threat—while thinning slightly at extremities, allowing the classical silhouette to remain legible beneath the turmoil.
The composition is compact yet monumental: the figure’s forward-leaning contrapposto creates gentle directional pull, countered by the outward-thrusting shards that seem to repel the surrounding space. Against the soft peach backdrop of the presentation photo, the dark, spiked form appears to radiate cold intensity—raw power forged from fragmentation, where ancient harmony confronts modern fracture.
Notice how the preserved contrapposto rhythm draws the eye upward along the body’s subtle S-curve, only to be arrested and scattered by the protruding shards—creating rhythmic tension between classical flow and violent disruption, containment and eruption. The limited dark palette (dominated by black with cool blue-green accents) amplifies brooding menace: no warm tones soften the edge; every highlight feels like a glint off sharpened stone.
This unique sculptural variation channels the "Force of Nature" ethos into three dimensions—recasting the serene warrior ideal as primal, armored force: classical beauty scarred by contemporary chaos, strength rendered vulnerable yet fiercely defiant through texture and color. In its small yet intense presence, the piece invites close looking—how does this spiked reinterpretation of the Doryphoros stir your sense of timeless poise clashing with modern turmoil, idealized form armored in fragmentation, or the poetry of ancient harmony reborn as guarded, glittering ferocity?
Technical notes.
Made from 3d printed plastic with hand-applied black paint with blue and green acrylic highlights. This is a limited edition, but each version is unique because the paint is hand-applied.
Unique variation of a sculpture edition, number 1 of 5, plastic with hand-applied acrylic paint. Dimensions: 7” high x 3-1/8” wide x 3-1/8” deep.
From a churning sea of restless, scumbled blues—cool azure depths brushed and dragged like turbulent sky or the undercurrent of unspoken emotion—a female figure rises in quiet, defiant emergence. Her short, tousled hair blazes as a wild corona of molten gold and fiery orange, streaked with electric green and tender rose-pink embers that flare outward in radiant, almost halo-like defiance against the cooler ground. Thick black outlines carve her features with urgent precision: wide, intense eyes stare directly at the viewer, rimmed in bold ink that amplifies their luminous, unflinching gaze; cheeks flush with warm crimson whispers; lips part in a subtle, knowing curve of scarlet.
Broad, sweeping strokes of magenta, olive, and scarlet cascade across throat and shoulders, dissolving the boundary between flesh and garment into raw, painterly turbulence—form flickers between suggestion and abstraction, as though the body itself is being kindled from within. Heavy black contours anchor the head and upper torso while visible brushwork and layered glazing lend unpolished vitality: no smooth finish softens the marks; every stroke feels hurried, honest, alive with the pressure of revelation.
The composition centers her presence with intimate directness—the figure occupies the heart of the small sheet, her gaze locking the viewer in quiet confrontation while the swirling blue background recedes into atmospheric depth, cradling rather than competing. Warm fiery tones (yellows, oranges, pinks, scarlets) ignite against the dominant cool blues, generating high-contrast drama and rhythmic tension: cool restraint below, explosive incandescence above; convergence in the steady eyes, dispersal in the radiant hair.
Notice how the thick black outlines pull focus to the unflinching stare and subtle expression, then release the eye outward along blazing streaks and dissolving shoulders—creating a pulse between contained intensity and radiant escape, introspection and outward fire. The emotional palette—warm vitality clashing with cool ether—heightens the sense of inner revelation without literal narrative.
Part of the Heroes Series, this unique painting channels raw, expressionistic gesture to evoke the boundless strength of the human spirit—heroism rendered not as idealized myth but as intimate, mid-incandescence emergence: a soul caught in the act of kindling, fierce yet tender, fragile yet unbreakable, painted with the urgent honesty of one who refuses containment.
In its glowing, unpolished intensity, the work invites you to meet her gaze—how does this blazing apparition rising from azure haze stir your own sense of quiet defiance, inner fire, or the poetry of strength that burns brightest when most vulnerable?
Technical notes.
Unique painting. Acrylic on paper. Unframed dimensions: 14” high x 11” wide. Signed by the artist on the back, dated 2023. Frame not included.