Facial Recognition
This series of abstract portraits explores how we are hard-wired to recognize faces through pattern and perception. Using Gestalt-based nets, dots, and shifts in color value, the work investigates the moment when abstract forms become legible as faces.
Venus
2024
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 x 1.5 inches
Dotty
2024
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 x 1.5 inches
Spivak
2024
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 16 x 1.5 inches
Skinwalker
2024
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 16 x 1.5 inches
Orange Girl
2024
Acrylic on canvas
11x 14 x 1.5 inches
Buddha Sleeping
2023
Acrylic on canvas
36x 48 x 1.5 inches
Twins
2023
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 x 1.5 inches
Aphrodite
2023
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 x 1.5 inches
Hearst Side Chair
2023
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 x 1.5 inches
Wayland
2023
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 x 1.5 inches
Michelle
2023
Acrylic on canvas
20x 24 x 1.5 inches
Bridget
2023
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20 x .5 inches
Numa
2023
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20 x .5 inches
MJ Girl
2023
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 x 1.5 inches
Rosie Lee
2023
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 x 1 .5 inches
SeaShell
2021
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 x 1.5 inches
Small Pox
2023
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 x 1.5 inches
Anonomous Face #1
2023
Acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 x .5 inches
Anonomous Face #2
2023
Acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 x .5 inches
Clio
2022
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 x 1.5 inches
Hera
2021
Acrylic on canvas
22 x 28 x .5 inches
Medusa
2021
Acrylic on canvas
18x 24 x .5 inches
Ophelia
2021
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 16 x 1.5 inches
Thea
2021
Acrylic on canvas
24x 30 x 1.5 inches
Anne
2020
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 x 1.5 inches
Saul
2020
Acrylic on canvas
18x 24 x .5 inches
Alan
2020
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 x 1.5 inches