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(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

this giant blue hand builds all the structure of worldview.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

visiting the bloom while it builds.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

he rebuilds a city from the rubble of the past. he posed for me in this painting. i know now that he is real.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

enjoying a double full-moon on the shore by the longflame and source.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold

considering a new font.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

he is a typeface designer and has been one for 25 years. this was his gift.

22” x 18” (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

53947, a typeface designer, and six live together in worldview.Even though six has the form of a cat, his function is as far from “pet” as can be—roommate might be a better term for the orange, vertically challenged critter.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

six cannot jump. he requires the help of 53947 to perch on the top of the tall armchair.

23" x 27" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.
often with my paintings, i find i initially dig too deep into their meaning and when i bring the results of this thought to my conversations with 53947, he quickly dismisses them, encouraging a new perspective. a place of comfort is one of those paintings. 53947 sits, six(the orange cat) sits perched on the chair. he leans-in, a question—a declaration. outside, the cupcake is taking someone away never to be seen again. inside, all is calm. thin walls separate grand events—all equal in occurrence and importance—interlocked.

11" x 9" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.
a constant companion to 53947, six enjoys the path of least resistance.this may be attributed to general cat behavior, but may also be the result of the fact that six has no vertical leap.he scuttles about his world, always trying to perch as high as he possibly can in any environment.this is difficult without the ability to jump, but six manages more often-than-not with a little help from others(primarily 53947).if one were to help six from the floor to the back of the sofa, one might notice six has the consistency of a wet lump of orange clay

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

six the cat cannot jump.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

finding the best path of least resistance.

11" x 9" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.
six went on a journey to the framework bloom to get a block that would allow him to self-sufficiently make it to the top of the tall armchair (six has no vertical leap and often requires help to get to high places.) on his way through the okeanos, he is stalled by an outcropping of rock. a small conversation with a greeble was all it took to get a lift to the higher ledge. the greebles travel the world gathering garbage and are equally passionate about gathering news. six’s info more than satisfied its needs.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

six get the key from the cupcake.

37" x 32" (acrylic, cardboard and resonant window.) sold.
the miledean pen is a 10 foot tall, free-moving stylus that wanders the landscape of worldview. it leaves a black line behind it and people have been known to follow the random lines in the interest of fun. in the side of the pen is a keyhole. if one were to find the key and insert it into the keyhole, the pen world right itself and would draw a perfect golden path to any destination of your choice. few people know the actual location of the key. but the cupcake always knows where it may be found.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

when the key is inserted into the side of the pen, it rights itself and draws the golden path—a complicated gps.

32" x 26" (acrylic, plaster and cardboard on resonant window.) sold
having gathered the key from the forever cupcake, six waits on the edge of the great plain for the mileadean pen. the pen travels the environment of worldview on a seemingly random path, leaving a thick line of ink behind it. if the key is inserted into the side of the pen, it will right itself and take the keyholder on the most efficient path from where they are to where they want to be. they call this a golden path.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

key in pen. six follows the golden path.

32” x 24” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window. ) sold.

with the key, the randomness of the pen becomes the certainty of the golden path.this is most important for six on his journey.six has no vertical leap.he needs to travel an incredible distance if he is going to resolve his need to perch high off the ground with his inability to jump off the earth.the pen will take him where he needs to go on the flattest possible path—an imperative as it leads into the okeanos mountain range.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the mountains were made in a fit of boredom by the framework bloom.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

lodestar’s guiding beacon steers travelers through the okeanos mountains.

following the pen as it randomly traces around worldview is a common passtime.

26" x 27" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold
i recall engaging with this painting with a a general appreciation for the sun--53947 crossing the plains, enjoying the sun’s warmth. the day after i finished this painting i learned of a large solar flare that had occurred the same day i was painting this painting. it was feared it might be problematic and spurred a flurry of speculative news reports on the terror of a solar flare catastrophe. nothing happened, of course, but i remember feeling especially sure there was nothing to worry about while enjoying the sun’s warmth.

10" x 7" (acrylic, cardboard and glass.) sold.
everything in worldview has its origins in a source. the giant blue trees can be found throughout worldview, in caves, on islands, mountains and groves. their sole purpose is to make everything. when i first saw one in a window, my immediate question was ‘are they holy—do they require worship? this was naturally a ridiculous question, they are not gods—they are workshops, factories—workhorses.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the cupcake is the manifestation of the concept of neutrality of events.

11" x 9" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

the forever cupcake floats lazily in otherworld, every so often taking someone from the shore, but not much more than that. even still, the cupcake has responsibilities.it knows where to find the key to the miledean pen—the 10 foot tall stylus that draws random lines through the environment.when one places the key in the pen, it will right itself and draw a golden path to the user’s preferred destination

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

27” x 23” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass.) sold.

on occasion I am given an image to re-balance my sight.This happens after an especially long absence from communicating.Generally these images are of things in my world, appearing in shades of a color—an opportunity to re-familiarize myself.Often these images come with deeper meanings under the rebalance.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the strong city, below an eye between worlds.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold

a crazy time of night.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

34” x 36” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass.) sold.

i have learned over time that my initial impression of an image is often incorrect.when this painting showed-up, i was deeply engaged with chicago’s skyline and architecture.often, skylines focus on more iconic images of the hancock or sears tower. when 53947 produced this image, my initial thought was to change my perspective-look at the world from all angles, not just the popular ones.upon looking into the aon, i reached a deeper appreciation for its simple form as well as unexpected discovery that it is actually taller than the hancock—a previous held truth was proven wrong—yet another perspective shifted in the fading sunlight

10” x 12” (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.
this painting was created the day the supreme court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage nation-wide. made with great pride in our movement forward, full of hope that we continue to work toward a day when we all might look on each other with non-judgmental, accepting eyes of equal sisters and brothers.

32” x 26” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

on occasion i am given an image to re-balance my sight. this happens after an especially long absence from communicating. generally these images are of things in my world, appearing in shades of a color—an opportunity to re-familiarize myself. often these images come with deeper meanings under the rebalance.

32” x 26” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

on occasion i am given an image to re-balance my sight. this happens after an especially long absence from communicating. generally these images are of things in my world, appearing in shades of a color—an opportunity to re-familiarize myself. often these images come with deeper meanings under the rebalance.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window)

mundane material contains resonant energy.

(acrylic, cardboard and glass.) sold

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.)

an early painting.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass.) sold

the longflame doesn’t burn hot, but with creative energy.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

the longflame of worldview.

the longflame rolls through our world.

the longflame of worldview sweeps toward the resonant-charged city. the cycle of coexistant exchange.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the conflagration from worldview’s longflame coming contacting resonant-soaked buildings. perfect creative human beauty is being born.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

a stage in the cycle of coexhistant exchange. the resonant energy has burned-off, but the city will re-charge and perfect creative human beauty is born.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the bluebird is one of two side-effects of the cycle of coexistant exchange. the bluebird is made of left-over resonant energy.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window) sold

an early key.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the city on the cliff keeps the land underneath-it from falling into the sea. eventually it will become a city on an island.

32" x 26" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.
the iconic are flowers that sprout randomly thru ought worldview. these resilient buds never wilt and they stand strongly despite the presence of nourishment. when standing within earshot of the iconic, the sound as though they are constantly babbling. the reality is that they are speaking world-truth, but as we are not always available to “truth” it often sounds like nonsense. this particular patch of iconic seems to have grown underwater, just off the shores of “gladwell.”

famed inventor 32843 created the pocketcity. the pocketcity is a portable battery containing resonant energy. it is responsible for a number of worldview’s achievements.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the dynamo is entirely aesthetic. inside is a pocketcity that makes all energy for ikthis.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

all moments build from each other. they all work. they are all equal in the neutrality of action.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the moment a moment is captured into resonant glass.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold

collecting resonant energy to capture images into window-glass.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

the longflame of worldview.

5" x 4" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold
longflame is a useful thing. it can be found burning quietly throughout the landscape in worldview. it does not burn hot and does not consume any noticeable fuel. it is reactive with resonant energy and when it comes into contact with a critical mass of this energy, can produce perfect creative human beauty. in worldview, it has been harnessed as fuel, a meditative focus, and as a tool for capturing images into resonant glass—just a few of its apparent uses. the tinderbox provides a spark point for perfect creative human beauty.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass)

there is a longflame by the sublime door.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

if you open the sublime knowledge you will learn everything there is to know at the expense of all the questions.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

a source.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

he has the same dream every night.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

another look and an important moment.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

the moment “the knowledge of everything” is given to 53947.

(acrylic and cardboard of resonant window.) sold.

the lava at slowfall moves so slowly it is unoticable.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

the greeble derives extreme physical and emotional pleasure from domestic chores.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

a rare blue greeble. greebles derive extreme physical and emotional pleasure from domestic chores.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass) sold.

the greeble derives extreme physical and emotional pleasure from domestic chores.

*acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

a quiet moment.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.)

an old painting.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass.) sold.

the city of the future?

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

lake shore drive.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

a bit of a dance to prepare for a trip to the source. both moons are full.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

a journey to the source inside the caves under the okeanos.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

one of many source in worldview. they make everything in worldview. they are factories, workhorses.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass.) sold.

my current belief is that unknown is a manifestation of a source, used to quality-control its products.

31" x 25" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.
the city on the cliff is one of many urban areas in worldview. its structures contain the creative energy of the builders and residents of the city on the sea. the energy of the city keeps the land below it from falling into the sea. over time, the city on the cliff will become a city on a peninsula, then an island. without the city, the land would recede into the sea. unknown appears, challenging my perception.

15" (acrylic, cardboard and glass.)sold
this phenomenon is familiar to me. there are spiral portals in the fabric of my world and the world of 53947(worldview). there is a cycle of energy that flows through these holes. creative fire from his world is pulled into ours. when this fire touches structures soaked in human creativity, that energy explodes and produces perfect creative human beauty. the after-affect draws the energy back into ‘worldview.’

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

another manifestation of a source, surrounded by iconic.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

there is a grove of three source in the sea.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

he is real.

32" x 29" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

a break from the day.both 53947 and his friend are enjoying a beverage.53947 has made a small substitution for his normal water—the effervescent bubbles of a fresh draft create a more enriching experience.he is not deterred from the experience by “appropriateness,” instead choosing to embrace the moment in his own way.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

the iconic are truth-telling flowers of worldview.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

a wistful moment with iconic.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

a portrait of 53947 with iconic.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass)

a focal point.

(acrylic on glass.)

a glimpse of an interconnected cat-spirit.

(acrylic and glass)

my source-cat spirit.

(acrylic on glass)

an incarnation of the cat-spirit reborn!

(acrylic on glass)

a re-occurring cat spirit reborn!

(acrylic on glass.)

a re-occuring cat spirit reborn.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

a longflame, an eye being born. an eye in action. an unknown typeface designer.

34” x 36” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass.) sold.
i went on a special journey in my home state of indiana. i recall a vision of following my father as he tilled the garden next to our home. he wore black leather work shoes and purposefully turned the earth from rock to warm, growing soil. i would follow behind him in my bare feet, feeling the newness of connection to the land. in chicago—where i have elected to plant myself, i do not feel the same connection to the land—earth often buried beneath layers of concrete. even still, all being interconnected, my roots—so firmly established—find nourishment without.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic on glass.) commissioned

magic cat!

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) commissioned.

peacock!

(acrylic on glass.) commissioned.

a puppy.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

a tiny, to-scale, 3-d cardboard banjo.

(acrylic and cardboard) sold.

a painting for cole’s bar in logan square.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

the groundplan of the space station ephemera from polarity ensemble theatre’s “ephemera.”

(acrylic on glass.)

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.)

a boat trip.

(acrylic and cardboard on skateboard.) commissioned.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass)

this door was located in bloomington, indiana.

40” x 25” (acrylic, plaster and cardboard on resonant window. ) sold.

i went on a fantastic journey at an event in indiana.it was there that i met a healer.his energy was unlike anything i have ever experienced and a simple hug brought me more invigorating energy than any cup of coffee or chemical. in the early morning after the event, the two of us found ourselves on the porch with sunrise and solid conversation.we agreed a cast of his face after a night of helping and healing in that morning light was in order.the captured moment of peace on his face seems strong enough to heal the broken glass of the window it is mounted-on.

(acrylic and cardboard and plaster on resonant window.) sold

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

he has a radio in his head. its antennae collects outside noise and filters it into his head.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

a mix of two worlds.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

chicago is a special place to me.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.)sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

15" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) $150.
my mind immediately responded with ‘lite-brite.’ i placed 53947 in the cave of the source(where all things come-from)having just punched holes into the back of a canvas, illuminating the other side with a bare-bulb of truth. it seemed to me the only way i could capture light source in the way bambino managed with carrotstellation.

response to bambino 11 : carrotstellation

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold.

two of two

(acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

one of two

15" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold
the picture of the other side of the hill hit me immediately. something on the other side of the hill had deflated that carrot and was gaining as a result. it seemed natural to bring ‘new romans’ into john’s surreal environment. they wait on supports, deflated, till they become buoyant, fed by the carrot. a heavy-handed nod to dali worked its way into this painting.
response to bambino 3 : so this is what the other side looks like (see respond.react)

27" x 23" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant glass.) $300.
on occasion I am given an image to re-balance my sight. This happens after an especially long absence from communicating. Generally these images are of things in my world, appearing in shades of a color—an opportunity to re-familiarize myself. Often these images come with deeper meanings under the rebalance. Green to remember life is around us—inside materials we might not normally consider “alive.”

27" x 23" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window. ) $500.
on the other side of the okeanos mountain range is a large plain. the flat land extends as far as the eye can see. in the middle of this flat land is chimney rock structure with a flat table of rock balanced on top. this structure is known as flattop rock. on top of flattop is longflame and above that, a hole between our world and worldview. this is the hole, or eye, that is partially responsible for the cycle of coexistent exchange.

21” x 27” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) $400.
there are holes in the fabric that separates worldview from ours. these holes are generated when untrained human eyes peer into worldview unguided and are often referred-to as “eyes.” the eyes remain open and have become a major component of the “cycle of coexistent exchange.”

29' x 23" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold
there are holes between our world and worldview, burned into existence by untrained eyes. every so often, worldview’s longflame gets carried through these holes into our world. when the flame touches material infused with “resonant energy,” it combusts and forms “perfect creative human beauty” and a “bluebird.” the massive bluebird, made of left-over resonant energy, returns to worldview where the beating of its wings generates windpatterns that pull the longflame into our world, generating a perpetual “cycle of coexistent exchange.”

27” x 28” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) .
there are holes between our world and worldview, burned into existence by untrained eyes. every so often, worldview’s longflame gets carried through these holes into our world. when the flame touches material infused with “resonant energy,” it combusts and forms “perfect creative human beauty” and a “bluebird.” the bluebird, made of left-over resonant energy, returns to worldview where the beating of its wings generates windpatterns that pull the longflame into our world, generating a perpetual “cycle of coexistent exchange.”

32" x 26" (acrylic, cardboard and resonant window.) sold
there are many sources in worldview. they all appear as blue tree-like structures. they don’t grow or shift size. they produce everything that exisits in worldview. they are creators, but they are not “gods.” the sources are factories, making things as needed. the city of gladwell, nestled in the mountains, has a rather large source at the town center. it dwarves many of the city’s structures.

acrylic and cardboard on glass. 13” x 16” sold

the self-sufficient greeble derive incredible pleasure from the completion of domestic chores. they scour the environment of worldview, collecting debris and lending a helping hand there is no environment to extreme for the happy greeble.

acrylic and cardboard with charging glass. 8” x 6” sold

six the cat has no vertical leap. this is only a hinderance when he would like to sit high-off the ground—say on top of the tall armchair. in these times, he requires a lift—freely given by 53947. fun fact: six is very dense and might feel like a heavy sack of wet clay if held in the hands.

acrylic and cardboard on glass. 16” x 15” sold

the source exist throughout worldview and their blue branches produce everything. the source are factories, building whatever is needed, whenever it is needed. six the cat has found this easily accessable source inside a cave by the sea shore.

acrylic and cardboard on glass. 16” x 16” sold

the forever cupcake floats peacefully in the sea.. every so often, it swims to the shore, where it gently scoops-up a random person. it then turns and floats back out to sea. the person is never seen again and no one knows where the cupcake goes. no one is upset with this. the person being-scooped is happy and consenting. the people left behind do not mourn or grieve. it is simply a thing that happens, a neutral event.

11” x 9” (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) $120.
six went on a journey to the framework bloom to get a block that would allow him to self-sufficiently make it to the top of the tall armchair (six has no vertical leap and often requires help to get to high places.) the path leads him through the okeanos mountains and it is at the midway that he stops to appreciate the beauty of lodestar, the pocketcity-turned-mega-city—a popular place of rest and guide point for travelers making their way through the majestic mountain range.

27” x 21” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) sold
the iconic are flowers that sprout randomly thru ought worldview. these resilient buds never wilt and they stand strongly despite the presence of nourishment. when standing within earshot of the iconic, the sound as though they are constantly babbling. the reality is that they are speaking world-truth, but as we are not always available to “truth” it often sounds like nonsense. this particular patch of iconic seems to have grown underwater, just off the shores of “gladwell.”

11" x 9" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold
i like to paint my skyline. the towering structures of the buildings downtown have always captivated and inspired me. here is a tribute to my chicago—a moment of daylight.

(12” x 10”) acrylic and cardboard with charging glass. sold

six has no vertical leap. this does not keep him down. he moves easily and efficiently. he is incredibly smart and fond of the path of least resistance. and though he needs assistance to get to the top of the tall armchair with any urgency, no obstacle can stop him in the end. this box of cat is meant to inspire forward movement and unstoppable energy.

11" x 9" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.)sold
a constant companion to 53947, six enjoys the path of least resistance. this may be attributed to general cat behavior, but may also be the result of the fact that six has no vertical leap. he scuttles about his world, always trying to perch as high as he possibly can in any environment. this is difficult without the ability to jump, but six manages more often-than-not with a little help from others(primarily 53947). if one were to help six from the floor to the back of the sofa, one might notice six has the consistency of a wet lump of orange clay.

12” x 10” (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold
useful longflame sprouts randomly in the environment of worldview. it can be harnessed to meet the world’s power and energy needs, it can be a focal point of meditation or a source of creativity. in this case, it is being gathered to be used as a creative tool. 53947 will use gathered energy in a single pulse to burn an image in window glass so i might trace it out.

18” x 30” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window) sold

the bluebird is born of the resonant conflagration in the cycle of coexistent exchange. they are naturally inclined toward the random eyes of worldview.

(12” x 10”) acrylic and cardboard with charging glass. sold

the longflame of worldview seems to burn freely and randomly about the environment. they do not burn “hot,” but with the same energy we might consider “human creativity.” the longflame is probably eternal, but people of worldview are pragmatic. the energy produced by the longflame may be harnessed and used in a variety of helpful and playful ways. Here, 53947 observes a massive, burning longflame—built to inspire never-ending creative energy.

10” x 12” (acrylic and cardboard with charging glass.) sold

the air of worldview is full of resonant energy, it flows from the longflame and is released from the bluebirds. it has many functions in worldview and is abundant. 53947 understands how to use it for a unique pupose—the capturing of images onto the resonant glass that has been my canvas for the last 10 years. without this understanding, i would not be doing what i am doing today.

11” x 9” (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold
the forever cupcake floats lazily in otherworld, every so often taking someone from the shore, but not much more than that. even still, the cupcake has responsibilities. it knows where to find the key to the miledean pen—the 10 foot tall stylus that draws random lines through the environment. when one places the key in the pen, it will right itself and draw a golden path to the user’s preferred destination

72” x 16 ” (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) sold

the city is a self-charging battery of human energy. when the longflame of worldview comes into contact with this energy, it “explodes” and creates two after-effects. one: perfect creative human beauty and two: a bluebird. perfect creative human beauty might manifest in many forms not limited-the greatest cake you’ve ever eaten, a piece of art or a book. this moment captured in this triptych (which may be converted to a free-standing screen) is one of intense beauty for me. fire to forge my work.

acrylic and cardboard on resonant window. 33” x 26” (2 canvas)

sold

a view from the cliffs that circle the valley of the city of gladwell. gladwell seems to be a moving city, crawling up the valley wall as it is energized with resonant energy from perching bluebirds. the valley seems to be full of truth-telling iconic, which seems to grow well-into the sea, producing bubbles of truth. the forever cupcake makes and appearance. reminding me that all things are neutral until judged. this, combined with the iconic, suggest to me that not all is what it seems to be. deeper consideration must be given.

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35" x 35" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) $600. (2009-2019)

(9”x8”) acrylic and cardboard with charging glass. $120

the greeble are self-sufficient, self-replicating and self-maintaining. they were initially created by famed inventor 32843 to be obsessed with domestic chores and they derive incredible pleasure from the act of cleaning. they are highly independent and move freely throughout worldview, contentedly cleaning as they go. as they travel, the greeble also act as resources for news from the lands they have travelled-from. this greeble should inspire cleanliness and order.

26" x 27" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) $300
there is a famous explorer in worldview. he has an unquenchable appetite for exploration. when the okeanos mountains formed so suddenly, he was immediately drawn to explore their new extreme landscape. uncharacteristically under-prepared, he launched himself up the peaks with old equipment—made apparent when a rope snapped in the middle of the new range and he fell, landing on his portable battery—a pocketcity. the structure collapsed and spilled its insides to the mountain soil, reacting and growing into a full-sized city

(12” x 12”) acrylic and cardboard with charging glass. $120

53947 had a reoccurring dream. he was told by bluebird to pass an old tree and climb a hill. on the horizon above a deep valley, he would find “salvation.” he had this dream for years and years before i accidentally finished his dream in a painting called “same dream.” this dream bird is designed to provide guidance and focus.

32" x 25" (acrylic, cardboard and resonant window.) $400.
three necessary and dynamic forces in worldview. none of which are interchangeable, yet all are linked. water: the home of the forever cupcake—keeper of the key to the miledean pen and neutrality incarnate. fire: the sublime longflame—an endless resource that burns hot not with heat, but with resonant energy, creative and impactful. the air: where bluebirds dwell, a river of movement, the breathing of worldview.

12" x 12" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) $200.
like its companion, “brass trio”, this painting was inspired by a day’s worth of music of a specific genre. this trio appeared throughout the day, bringing their own sound to a mutually created, inspired, song of their own.

12" x 12 " (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) $200.
like its companion, “folk trio”, this painting was inspired by a day’s worth of music. through-out the course of the day the instruments presented themselves as the music shifted. this trio came to the table to play.

11" x 9" (acrylic and cardboard on glass.) $160.
i like to paint my skyline. the towering structures of the buildings downtown have always captivated and inspired me. here is a tribute to my chicago—a moment of light in that perfect part of an active city night.

(acrylic and cardboard on glass) 13” x 16” $180.

chicago is a battery of resonant energy. its buildings gather this energy as it flows from its citizens into their walls. they vibrate with potential, the resources for “pure creative human beauty.” it is never far from my mind, that i am a part of this living resource and though the view suggests otherwise, my neighborhood of rogers park is as much a contributor to this creative energy as the tallest skyscrapers in the densest neighborhoods.

18” x 30” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window) $400.

at the end of earth floats the framework bloom. the giant blue hand has made all the land of worldview and is often found at the very edge, glowing and humming as it works. six trades a charged pocketcity in return for a block that will let him climb to the top of the tall armchair.

23" x 27" (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) $300.
the forever cupcake is a giant white octopus that lives in the sea of worldview. every so often, the cupcake scoots into land and gently picks someone from the shore. the person is scooped-up and carried-off into the sea, never to be seen again. no one is quite certain what happens to those carried-off by the cupcake, but no one is bothered by possibilities. this is because they know the cupcake is a neutral event—it is something that occurs in the world and it is not until that occurrence is judged that it becomes anything other than neutral—in this way, nothing is bad in worldview.

34” x 28” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window) $500.

a new city, born of iconic fire and a battery, floats upon the sea. the sound emerging-from its structures sounds similar to to iconic that helped create it. is this where the forever cupcake takes people when they leave to never be seen again?

29” x 32” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window.) $400.
53947, a typeface designer, and six live together in worldview. Even though six has the form of a cat, his function is as far from “pet” as can be—roommate might be a better term for the orange, vertically challenged critter.

18”x30” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window) $400.

six begins his journey, greeble in tow. a fascinated 53947, captures a picture as they leave.

32” x 26” (acrylic and cardboard on resonant window) $400.

six has no vertical leap. sometimes he requires a little assistance when the way is too steep. fortunately, the greeble is more than happy to provide assistance as it travels and cleans.

(acrylic and cardboard on resonant window) $800.

to open the sublime door is to be confronted by answers so certain, they obliterate all the questions. most sit by and around the door, playfully contemplating what it means to open it. for 53947, it is verification.

24” x 40”(acrylic, cardboard and resonant window.) $250 .

i am fascinated with the concept of “living in the moment. we throw the term around in the hope it will invoke a more present state of being.i had been working with alginate in my explorations and after casting my hand, the realization that i had captured “the moment” in plaster hit me hard.woodworker, scott dermish had been creating with wood since he was a child.when he agreed to let me capture his likeness, i jumped at the opportunity to capture this dynamic individual in his moment.