Of Flesh and Cloth

- A New Series in Progress -

Oil on Canvas, 18" x 24"

Part of my development in creating art involved my interest in sketching hands. I remember sketching my own hands during class during my school years, and drawing hands from photographs, friends, etc. I also learned how much I enjoyed drawing, sculpting, and painting cloth. The emotions that can be told by the movements in hands, and the softness of the large and small folds of flowing cloth appealed to me enough for it to hold great significance. The relationship of flesh with cloth tells a story.

In religious terms, the phrases "of the flesh" and "of the cloth" indicate our human nature. Through a series of oil paintings, I hope to portray the gentler sides and the tenser sides of our humanness, as well as other stories in between.

Thank you, Julia Ham, for being my first hand model for what I hope will be a line of work that I can put on display for the public.