Sirens of My Anima is a project encompassing abstraction based on the female
form. The subjects are abstracted by simplifying the organic shapes of the
highlights and shadows from the photo references taken for the series. During the
process, the beginning shapes are laid in with acrylic paint. Pattern and texture
are then built up with oil paint and oil pastel with various mark-making and
stenciling on top of the acrylic base.
My thesis derives from my exploration of philosopher and psychologist C.G.
Jung’s idea of the Collective Unconscious, specifically his Anima archetype. Jung
believed that there is a woman in every man, the anima, and in every woman,
there is a man, the animus. I began a journey to explore my anima and how she
influences my psyche and tendencies in all aspects of my character. This
collection is a result of that exploration.
Intrepid Rapture 35 x 45 inches mixed media on wood panel
Blessedness on the part of an intrepid rapture fills the air with the sweet perfume of inlaid sweetness.
Pneuma 40 x40 inches mixed media on wood panel
Her pneuma was forever displayed for the masses, drunk on seduction and sophisticated passion.
Complex Vitality 46 x 46 inches mixed media on wood panel
A complexity of contorted moments in time create the make-up of her vitality.
Poetic Ring 46 x46 inches mixed media on wood panel
An interlaced vision of everlasting beauty, with a poetic ringing in the unconscious mind conducting the promise of a better tomorrow.
Silent Song 40×40 inches mixed media on wood panel
In the moments of the day, she sings a silent song, but you hear her emphatically.
Forgone Love 35.25 x 35.25 inches mixed media on wood panel
The gentleness of a forgone love was somehow lost in translation, yet speaking a naked truth.
Surreal Euphoria 40 x 29.25 inches mixed media on wood panel
The unceasing nature of her persuasion is enough to lure any man into an abyss of
surreal euphoria.
Unceasing Vixen 36 x 47.75 inches mixed media on wood panel
In her, I search for my anima, but all I can see is an unceasing vixen.
Symphonic Dusk 30 x 45 inches mixed media on wood panel
Symphonic admiration tinged with the dusk of harmonious sapphire.