Eulogy

  • Eulogy

Eulogy is a small group of watercolors painted in 2006 soon after the death of my father.  Prominent in these paintings are the wooden toys he began making for his first grandchildren. Centered in the first painting–Missing–is the cutout of a stacking soldier.  Across the top are the three positions of the gurney upon which I last saw him. This series interrupted the earliest hands paintings where hands are used for their ability to convey language.

MissingMissing

Watercolor, 19 March 2006, 19 7/8″ x 11 1/2″, NFS

suspensionSuspension

Watercolor, 16 April 2006, image 26″ x 17 3/4″, $1,500

PrayerPrayer

Watercolor, 3 Aug. 2006, image 26 1/2″ x 16″, $1,500

HoraHORA

Watercolor, 13 June 2006, image 35 7/8″ x 22″, $2,500. The hands spell of “Dance of Life” in sign language.

ColossusColossus

Watercolor, 14 July 2006, image 34 1/8″ x 15 1/4″, $3,500

Yard WorkYard Work

Watercolor, 12 June 2006, image 19 1/2″ x 30 1/4″, $3,500.  The antecedent for this image is a tiny wood engraving vignette by Thomas Bewick.

Fortune tellerFortune Teller

Watercolor, 17 Oct. 2006, image 22 1/8″ x 34″, $2,500

Crowd PleaserCrowd Pleaser

Watercolor, 8 Sept. 2006, image 21 1/2″ x 33 3/4″, $2,500