“Lightning Bug” 2014
2016
i started the above colorfield painting in 2014, a beautiful piece; however, in need of additional context. i set it aside until this year (2016) and decided to add a figure, based on a Picasso image. She, this classical Greek figure, has a “see thru” appearance, as if she were inside of someone’s dream. The painting is upside down from the previous configuration. The background dark colors blend in a night-time palette and the flecks of light remind me of the “lightning bugs” we used to catch in glass jars as children. Past meets present. i had renamed the bottom final image as “Venus” in some of my writing, but now believe it should remain “Lightning Bug.”