"These jewel-like paintings intuitively fuse different aesthetic traditions, folk art and old master, with natural grace and an uncanny quality that may be a species of magic." —American Arts Quarterly
These paintings were inspired by the story of Orpheus and Euridyce in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and by Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice. Eurydice gets bitten by a snake and dies on her wedding day. Orpheus, inconsolable with grief, gains admittance to the underworld and his beautiful lyre music and singing of his grief persuades Hades to let him…
I've always loved the name "Dorabella." I was painting this while listening to Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" ~ and it was natural to name this piece "Dorabella" after one of the characters. I think that "Dorabella" means "beautiful" (bella) "gift" (dora.)
Available at Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Happy 4th of July! Here's a little Red, White and Robin's Blue... Some More Blue... Red, White and Yellow... and Red, White, Blue and Yellow These are all available at Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM where I will have a solo show October 15.
Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore, non feci mai male ad anima viva! / I lived for my art, I lived for love, I never did harm to a living soul! - from Puccini's Tosca I've collected four youtube videos of spectacular divas (Caballe, Callas, Price, Mattila) singing "Vissi d'arte" on my tumblr here. Coincidentally two of the divas are…
I listen to opera in my studio and it is my painting music. Here are two paintings that are inspired from Cio-Cio San's aria "Un Bel Di Vedremo" from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." I've taken the imagery from Pinkerton's parting words to her. ``O Butterfly My tiny little child-wife, I'll return with the roses, The warm…
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