God changed my perception by putting me in a nose dive position.

26" x 35" Acrylic on paper. ©2004
The paper is repurposed art editions that I designed and printed in 1996 on Arches fine art paper.  These fine art posters are a reproduction of a college of color copies (from slides) of previous paintings - 5 generations.  As I wash over each print with acrylic paint I "pulled out" the imagery that naturally fit into surprise landscapes.
Each work, in this series of 30, includes painted text in script.
This series represents a time when I started to use the written word directly in my art.
This series has no specific order of reading.  It does capture the complexity of human interaction, acceptance of it, and how to pass through the rough patches.

NOTE: All photos of the art are not professional, rather snapshots taken quickly by me in 2004. Sometimes this happens, making the work becomes more important than documenting.

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This is a series painted with oil paint on pieces of drywall leftover from a construction project, which I could not toss away. I love how the oil would seep into the surrounding space, causing the oil paint to become matt. The only glossy areas are where two heads overlap.

Head one: they didn’t see it coming ©2001 39” x 39.5” oil on drywall *
Head two: they tried to balance on something solid ©2001 50.5” x 39.5” oil on drywall* 
Head three: they slowly learned to accept their positions ©2001 41” x 24” oil on drywall* 
Head four: they huddled together so that they would not blow away ©2001 39.5” x 35”
Head five: they struggled for a view for what would happen next ©2001 48” x 34.5”
Head six: they discovered that knowing would take much effort ©2001 23” x 48” *
Head seven: they loved one another and could not be torn apart ©2001 17” x 15” *
Head eight: they beagn to understand that the power was unique ©2001 23.5” x 9” *
Head nine: they each moved half way to the center ©2001 12.5” x 30”* 
Head ten: they saw a narrow passage and formed a line ©2001 96” x 11” oil on drywall *
Head eleven: they found that there was no room to think ©2001 48” x 62” oil on drywall
Head twelve: they noticed their dependency and navigated to break free ©2001 50.5” x 39.5”
Head thirteen: They got caught up in who was going to be first ©2001 37” x 48” oil on drywall
Head forteen: they learned that they had competing ideas ©2001 27” x 28.5” oil on drywall* 
Head fifteen: they believed that their thoughts were the same ©2001 16.5” x 18” *
Head sixteen: they parted and saw that it was difficult ©2001 27” x 19.5” oil on drywall *
Head seventeen: they left and then a quietness was experienced ©2001 12” x 9”
Head eighteen: they appeared to be confused by the unexpected ©2001 48” x 18” oil on drywall* 
Head nineteen: they experienced a situation differently, thinking it was common ©2001 48” x 30.5”
Head twenty: they conformed together and ignored one another ©2001 49” x 48” oil on drywall
Head twenty one: they seemed to be wieghted down by their emotions ©2001 48” x 47.5”
Head twenty two: they took a clue and began to hover about ©2001 32” x 48.5”

* Private Collection