Gallery 5 (Skyscapes)

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The 'skyscapes' series - 2005 through 2007.

I used to climb up onto the roof of my house to take pictures of the sky when I was in my early teens. My parents often commented how odd it was that I spent my time running around the neighborhood photographing clouds instead of anything else, but it made perfect sense to me. My understanding of photography was that one tried to capture beauty, and little seemed to compare with the sky. 

As a surrealist painter, skies have always been an important part of my paintings, but merely as a background. I shifted this thinking in early 2005. I came across many of the photos I had taken as a young man and remembered how invigorating it was to capture such overlooked beauty.

I decided to make the sky itself the subject of my paintings and set everything else back (I include silhouettes to give depth, location, and a sense of familiarity, but by making them silhouettes I removed their significance). 

These paintings, or ‘skyscapes’ as I call them, are my way of reminding the viewer of the splendor that quietly rests above them. The sky is incredibly dynamic, expressive and ever changing. A multitude of colors and moods are carried across the sky from morning until night, in calm weather and in storms, summer through winter. Skies and clouds are more varied and interesting than even the most creative minds could imagine, and in my opinion, should not be ignored or taken for granted.

These paintings are my way of saying, “Look up.”

Strange Trees SOLD	The Quiet Before Sold
Deep Cover SOLD	A Storm Approaches SOLD
Desert Sky SOLD	Mid-Eve SOLD
Hidden SOLD	Looming
Twisted Blue	Colorblind Sky Sold
Rooftop	Apartment 2A (Winter Vacancies) SOLD
Arrowhead SOLD	Closer Still SOLD
Firey Sunset SOLD	Midnight Outside The City SOLD
On The Path SOLD	Power Lines and Silver Linings SOLD
The End Of The Day SOLD	The Long Deep Breath Sold
The Slow Stir SOLD	Unsettled SOLD
Windswept Moon SOLD	Lullaby For The Working Day SOLD
The Watchtower SOLD	Colonial SOLD