HEALTHY IN PARANOID TIMESWe liked the idea of a man in a blank white room with his back turned to the world. Is the whiteness purity and peace that he seeks, or the stark cold white of a mental ward? "It's just a guy who has had enough, everything has gotten too heavy and he needs a break from it all. He hasn't given up or surrendered, just created an enlightened microcosm. The minimal white area surrounding the figure is more important than the figure itself, being that it can represent health or paranoia."

©2005 • 20 by 20 inches • oil on canvas • private collection
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