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Malthusian 

“Malthusian” refers to Thomas Malthus’ (1766-1834) theory of over-population and its dire consequences in relationship to feeding an ever-expanding world population.  In 1988, I had a series of vivid dreams where throngs of people replaced cars on roads and endless crowds moved as a human herd. 

​To deal with the anxiety, I started photographing people during rush hour to use as a reference for my first “Malthusian Paintings”.  These canvases are crowded with moving figures, often faceless but somehow connected in their shared kaleidoscopic pattern of light and shadow. 
​Using old master’s oil glazing techniques and embracing the “moving” aspect of the figures, the canvases capture passages of abstraction embedded within realistically structured compositions.

The illusion of movement is heightened when light reflects off gold and copper leaf layered between transparent veils of paint.

   The Malthusian paintings represent my first “environmental” artwork and continue to provide an outlet for concern about over-population, pollution, food supply and how everything is interdependent and relative to the number of people on earth. 
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At the Corner
18x15 oil on linen
2004
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Bus Stop
15x14 oil on linen
2009

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Florence Promenade
20x18 oil on linen
2008

Collection of Muscarelle Museum

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Green Shirt
12x9 oil on panel
2011

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Malthusian
12x11 oil on linen
2014

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Malthusian
17x14 oil on linen
1999

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Malthusian
18x18 oil with gold and copper leaf on linen
2000

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Malthusian
36x32 oil on linen
2000

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Malthusian Symphony
58x48 oil on linen
1990

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Michelangelo Effect Opus II
12x9 oil on paper
2013

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On the Move
50x40 oil with gold and copper leaf on linen
2007

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Petite Malthusian
10x8 oil on panel
2013

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Study Bus Stop
8x10 oil with gold and copper leaf on panel
2007

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The Bus Stops Here
44x50 oil on linen
1991

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The Passage
18x18 oil with gold and copper leaf on linen
2006

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The Rush
6x8 oil on canvas board
​1992

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True Reflection
10x8 oil on mirror
2013

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Umbrella Green and Rust
10x8 oil on canvas board
1988

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​Umbrella Green and Rust
10x8 oil on canvas board
1988

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​Figure
40x20 oil on linen
2000

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Bag Trilogy Study
14x13 oil and graphite on gator board
2010

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Florence Promenade
14x11 oil on linen
2009

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Florence Promenade Study
12x8 oil on geessoed gator board
2009

Collection of Muscarelle Museum

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Lady in Red Dress
8x6 oil on canvas
1988

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Malthusian
12x10 oil on canvas board
1990

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Malthusian
15x12 oil on linen
2000

SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM collection

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Malthusian
18x14 oil on linen
1998

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Malthusian
31x26 oil on linen
2010

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Malthusian Study
Oil with colored pencil on panel
2008

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Malthusian Triangle
8x8 oil on panel
2013

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Malthusian Triangle
8x8 oil on panel
2013

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On Call
48x36 oil with palladium leaf on linen
FRAMED
2015

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Red Jackets
11x13 oil on linen
2010 copy 2

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Reflected
32x32 oil on linen
2009

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Symphony Encore
16x20 oil with copper leaf on panel
2008

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The Expedition
18x18 oil with gold leaf on linen
1996

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The Rush
6x8 oil on canvas board
1992

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Time Walk
48x42 oil with gold and cu leaf on linen
2010

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Umbrella Cascade
12x10 oil on canvas panel
1988

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White Hat
21x9 oil on panel
2010

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White Hat
12x9 oil on panel
2010

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White Hat
12x9 oil on panel
​2010

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