Beachairs
The Beachair series unfolds like sketchbook entries — disparate elements shaped by curiosity: how colors behave with one another, how independent swishes of paint assert themselves, what a particular shape is doing there at all. Geometric forms drift in and out of relation with ambiguous marks and shifting surfaces, sometimes connecting, sometimes not. The work respects dichotomy. Dissonant elements manage to coexist, even get along.
The casual subject of beach chairs risks appearing superficial, yet that tension is part of the work: a collision between recognizable imagery and the intentions of pure painting.
The long, horizontal format pushes the work beyond the canvas itself. Its odd proportions encourage integration with the wall and surrounding space, allowing the paintings to behave less like contained objects and more like fragments extending outward into the viewer’s environment.
