Totem
An exploration of pattern and texture through the abstraction of animal forms, Totem is the beginning of a series that we intend to revisit one day. Although this began as a purely visual exercise, the paintings represent an interesting juxtaposition of sacred symbols and animal confinement.
![totem-panels](/wp-content/uploads/totem-panels.jpg)
Mixed media on wood fence panels
8 x 84 inches (each)
2010
![totem-slide1](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide1.jpg)
![totem-slide2](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide2.jpg)
![totem-slide3](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide3.jpg)
![totem-slide4](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide4.jpg)
![totem-slide5](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide5.jpg)
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![totem-slide10](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide10.jpg)
![totem-slide9](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide9.jpg)
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![totem-slide21](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide21.jpg)
![totem-slide22](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide22.jpg)
![totem-slide23](/wp-content/uploads/totem-slide23.jpg)