An egg: Pure and innocent; perfect in its simplicity; smooth, hard, without angles; vulnerable, its shell its only protection. An egg is a life. It is all potential; a future undetermined. It is the basic building block.
A wooden chair: Solid and strong, rigid in its construction. A chair is a place to sit, to stop, and to rest. It is the reward, something to attain. It holds no mystery, no surprises. Its purpose is fixed.
An egg and a chair: One a beginning, the other a destination. Opposites in so many ways: one has seemingly endless paths, the other a mapped out future; one reliant, the other reliable; one virginal, the other manipulated. So,with these meanings, together, they should create a tension.
Yet, in the environment of a canvas, they can be separated from their normal context. Color can create an emotional atmosphere, which alters the tension. Perspective can be skewed; and form manipulated. If a chair is on its side, is it still a destination? If an egg is portrayed as large and heavy, is it still fragile? If two opposite objects have a similar presence, are they opposites? The boundaries of our assumed definitions are broken down, and we can further explore the relationship, the interaction, and the conversation between objects.
The paining is executed by applying layer upon layer of thin oil glazes. This technique achieves color exceedingly rich and abundant. This depth of color, along with the overall palette accomplishes moody and emotional landscapes, a perfect backdrop to draw one in to the world of the egg and the chair.
