A new series inspired by
extreme close-ups
of congealed wax textures
caused by dousing a burning candle into the wine cup
at the mystic End of the
Sabbath
orHavdala
ceremony,
signifying the "havdala", or separation,
from the holy and the secular,
from light and darkness.
I originally thought to call these creations Angels,
but as the canvas
began to be populated with all kinds
of gargoyles and even ghoulish denizens,
many of whom I would be afraid
to meet in a dark street,
I decided that the relatively neutral term Congealings
would be more
appropriate.
The paintings contain innumerable
faces and faces within faces,
which could be seen as a visual paradigm
for the modern
human personality,
a fitful assemblage of
countless
family, schooling and social "faces",
many of which are even
unknown to the bearer.
Most of the paintings can be turned or hung
sideways and upside down
to
reveal amazing new faces!
An added perk would be to view the paintings
with 3-D AVATAR
GLASSES to get
incredible depth effects!
airbrushed acrylics on canvas
22" x 40" (56 x 101 cm)
Congealings
# 2 - Surrealistic Fish Pond
airbrushed
acrylics on canvas
17" x
35" (44 x 89 cm)
Congealings
# 3 - Who Killed The Goose?
airbrushed
acrylics on canvas
27 1/2"
x 32" (70 x 81 cm)
Congealings #4 - A Walk
Into the Night
airbrushed acrylics on canvas 30"
x 40" (76 x 102 cm)
Congealings #
5 - Until Death Do Us Part
airbrushed acrylics on canvas 40"
x 30" (102 x 76 cm)
Congealings #
6 - The Wolf and the Lamb
airbrushed
acrylics on canvas 30"
x 40" (76 x 102 cm)
A sardonic view of
Isaiah's (11:6)
messianic
prophecy:
"A wolf and a lamb will live
(peaceably) together",
referring to Israel's (the lamb) future relation to its enemies,
who
will be around but won't (be able to) harm.
The problem now
is that the "wolf" in the painting
has not yet read Isaiah.
Oops! Poor Dumb Lamb!
Congealings # 7 - Let's Get
Groupy
airbrushed acrylics on canvas 40"
x 30" (102 x 76 cm)
Congealings # 8 - A Mild Nightmare
airbrushed acrylics on canvas 40"
x 30" (102 x 76 cm)
Congealings # 9 - Lady
Walking Her Demon Dog
airbrushed acrylics on canvas 40"
x 30" (102 x 76 cm)
Congealings #
10 - Do You Really Love Me?
airbrushed acrylics on canvas 40"
x 30" (102 x 76 cm)
Congealings # 11 - And I Thought You Were My Funny
Bunny
airbrushed
acrylics on canvas 27 1/2"
x 36" (79 x 92 cm)
Congealings # 12 - Please Give the Pussy Some Milk
airbrushed acrylics on canvas 27 1/2"
x 36" (79 x 92 cm)
Congealings # 13 - Who Will Control the Heart - the
Liver (Esau) or the Brain (Jacob)?
airbrushed acrylics on (diptych)
canvas
18" x 36" (46 x 92 cm)
Congealings # 14 - He Who Laughs Last
airbrushed
acrylics on (diptych) canvas
18" x 36" (46 x 92 cm)
Congealings # 15 - The Resurrection
airbrushed
acrylics on (diptych) canvas
18" x 36" (46 x 92 cm)
Congealings # 16 - Kaparot Before Yom Kippur
airbrushed acrylics on canvas 24" x 18" (61 x 46 cm)
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