Edge of Solace

a note from the artist

This scene is as much painting as it is a photograph. It is a scene I’ve longed for but never found. Finally, I allowed my creativity to rend reality. Edge of Solace is an idea I’ve carried with me for a long time but I feel that it was Seattle and the Northwest that gave me the inspiration and the building blocks to bring it to life. All the elements in Edge of Solace were captured in Seattle and Mercer Island making it a true work of the Pacific Northwest and a statement about my time here.

As I strive to visualize and create this idea of Comfortable Isolation I find myself drawn to water and what it represents: renewal, neutrality, energy. In psychology, the ego is referred to as a pool of energy found in the mind. Too often, I visit my ego when it is roiling, dry, or as hard as ice. In my meditations I imagine myself on the shore of my ego and I will it to be vast. The Edge of Solace is a my reminder to self to visit here often, to meditate on my experiences, to check-in with my feelings, and to keep this place vibrant and full.

About the prints: I print on a premium substrate that is unparalleled in depth and luminosity. The material refracts light in such a way that light travels laterally through the paper as well as reflects to the audience creating a brilliant effect that is often mistaken to be rear illumination. Each print is then face mounted to acrylic and sandwiched to a protective backing. The artwork is then framed or a recessed mount is added to the back to float on the wall. I offer Tabacchino and other handmade framing options. Available starting at 20”x60” and as long as 120” with custom sizes in between. Below are examples of a 60” edition in a variety of frames with and without liners. More arrangements are available. Liners are available in Black, White, Beige.

Ordering: The price below includes a recessed mount to hang frameless and shipping to the contiguous United States. If you’d like one of the frames featured above, shown on the framing page, or something different, please add that to the note in the checkout process. You can also contact me directly via the for below or message me with the icon on the lower left.

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