During the winter 2004-5 I found myself drawn to newspaper photos. The images spoke of politics at home and in foreign places, of need and rescue, of everyday pleasures and heroic moments, each one so specific we can see ourselves there. I'd never worked from news stories before, but by summer I began to think of that pile of clippings as a spring board to my own work. As I studied each photo I often found it calling for more than one version of the "story", since the act of painting can open resonances in ones thinking, spatially (rearrangement of elements and relationships) and linearly (other ways to speak of the story content). In the end there were more than twenty-four 10x10" oil paintings on wood panels. These are a few of them.
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The Patrons, 10x10", 2005
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Lone Sentry, 10x10", 2005.
Lonely Outpost, 10x10", 2005
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On a Winter Day, 10x10", 2005
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Rescue Attempt, 10x10", 2005
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Together, 10x10", 2005
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Boys Need a Home, 10x10, 2005
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Songwriter, 10x10", 2005
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Rumsfeld and Karzai, 10x10", 2005
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The Rowing Team, 10x10", 2005
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Trooper in Starbucks, 10x10", 2005
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Polar Fundraiser, 10x10" 2005
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First Jumper, 10x10", 2005
.Waiting to Vote in Zimbabwe, 10x10", 2005
The Peace Sign, 10x10, 2005
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