Portfolio > The Complexities of Pleasure

abstract,  gestural green mark
oil on canvas
48" x 42"
2013
The Joyful Mysteries: Laughter
oil on canvas
30" x 22"
2015
pink and blue abstract painting inspired by Japanese brush painting by Jess Beyler
oil on panel
45" x 12"
2008
Duende
oil
46" x 50"
2014
Blue Flux
oil on panel
18" x 36"
2023

I painted this group of paintings as a meditation on pleasure. I believe I have underestimated the worth and profundity of pleasure for my whole life. This has to stop. But oddly enough, restructuring one's life to include a more generous and luscious space for joy is just as hard as any other sort of restructuring.