THE ARRIVAL

Acrylic on canvas :: 36 x 48" :: 2008

The Arrival:

ar·ri·val [uh-rahy-vuhl]–noun
1. an act of arriving; a coming.
2. the reaching or attainment of any object or condition

In this chocolatey, sensual melange of shapes, figures and faces, we have arrived at ecstatic bliss. A straight line cannot be found on the canvas giving the images an amorphous quality of blending together like moments in time. The muted brown tones are soothing and unthreatening washing through like waves of nostalgia. How do you know that you have arrived? It might be that look in her eye...