Painting: Whatever You Want

Oil on Canvas, September 2012

20"x30"

Painting: The Hunter

Oil on Canvas, October 2012

38"x38"

Painting: We'll Use the Good China I and II

Painting: Beneath the Autumn

Mixed Media on Canvas, October 2012
48"x36"

Family Treasures

When my grandma moved out of her house a few years back, my aunt ended up buying the place and moving in. In doing so, she was left in charge of sorting though and cleaning out all of the things that had been left behind. My grandparents had lived there for decades, so this wasn't particularly an easy task...
To keep everybody up to speed, my aunt started sending out family e-mails. Slowly, this forum became a way to make sure that the overflowing amount of objects and collections that had been stowed away could remain in the family. Every day, we would get an e-mail with an image or two in it, that displayed a group of items my aunt had assembled. If something caught our eye, we could inquire about it. In some of these pictures, it wasn't hard to spot the theme. The first painting, for example, is based off of a picture depicting an arrangement of gloves.  For other pictures, establishing the theme was a bit more of a puzzle.

While I was fascinated by some of the antiques that came out of the cupboards, I found the photographs of my grandparent's arranged belongings very peculiar.

Everything Comes in Pairs

Oil on Canvas, October 2012

30"x40"

Top Shelf Riches

Oil on Canvas, October 2012

30"x40"