Timelines: A Painter’s Progress

Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, Ca

Mar.18-Apr.22 2023

Most of the work in this exhibition is titled “Timelines”. While the work continues in the vein of wall

sculpture, the new element in this series is an exploration of gradients. Gradients reminds me, in a way, of

time lapse photography. The juxtaposition of different values, while speaking of relationships and context,

also refer to the passing of time, as in a color bleaching out over time. So, each color value articulates

themselves as unique, in space and time. That is, they cannot exist in the same moment, but are

separate and equally important.

Similarly, when I think of my work over the last forty years, I can visualize it as time lapse photography.

The many different series, styles, genres, and mediums have all been unique and important individually,

but in a sense, all parts of one grand symphony.

The title of the exhibit, “A Painter’s Progress”, is a take-off of the literary work, “Pilgrim’s Progress”. By

eliminating the religious connotation, the message is the same. That our “Progress” is a journey, fraught

with ups and downs, accomplishments and defeats. Forget about the destination, and enjoy the ride.