The simultaneous worlds of activity above and below ground, each usually unseen from the other, are connected by the maze of subways and trains that wind through them both. This web of tunnels, bridges and tracks route us over and under each other, and we see each other briefly from one window to another in a passing train, next to or across from us in a car, or waiting on a station platform. We begin our journeys alone and together, flowing from buildings to streets and then through turnstiles that lead to the trains, riding in all our moods, in every season or time of day and night to our next stops. The buzz of our ceaseless activities and the silences in the gaps form the music that accompanies our travels from one part of our lives to another as we watch the changing faces and places.
The images I continue to gather and use as portals into this tracked world are full of color, even in the darkest tunnels, and have mesmerized me since my first glimpses out the front car window of the subway as a child. The paintings on this page and the rest of this series shown on my "work" page are small windows that become much more than individual compositions when viewed in groups of above and below ground views. They become frames in a dynamic cross section of the bustle and tumult of our daily travels.
Solo NYC Exhibit Invitation: For all of you in or near the NYC area who would like a chance to view more than 30 of these paintings as they should be seen, I have an upcoming 8 week show scheduled from March 3rd through April 25th. The exhibition space is located in a Manhattan architecture office in the Flatiron District, open Monday - Friday. There will be a reception Thursday evening, March 6th.
Please email me for an invitiation to the reception or for information on viewing the exhibit.