Reconnoitering Deception Pass
This oil painting showcases an expansive cloud-filled sky, anchored by a rocky shoreline. Deception Pass, is a narrow strait between Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands in the Puget Sound. Captain George Vancouver named it that because he felt deceived by the width of the waterway—thinking it the mouth of a river—only to discover that it was in fact an island.
?In my work, further intrigue is discovered through the overlook horizon. A fire is burning, figures are ascending a cliff as a central character surveys the scene using a vintage scope—at his feet is a laptop computer. A weather balloon has been launched accompanied by a drone—adding to the theatrical mystery.
Painting
40 x 50 x 2
$6,500.00
Art Medium(s) Additional Information
Oil painting on canvas
About The Artist
The artist received a B.A. (1971) at the California College of the Arts where he studied painting with Arthur Okamura, Peter Shoemaker and Robert Bechtle. He received an M.F.A. (1973) from Mills College and teaches Visual Design at U.C. Berkeley Extension.
Artist Statement
The core of my creative intention is to set an artistic stage for personal, site-specific happenings. My work references the human condition—the fact that we alter the surface of the planet in both strange and beautiful ways. Each composition begins by painting a place, real or imagined. The landscapes are treated as a stage for an evolving narrative, including the evidence of human interference.
