On “Ghosts”
I call this body of work “Theater on a 2-Dimensional Stage.” Inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s, “A Doll House” and “Ghosts” I investigate my Midwestern roots by “re-shooting” family photographs in small format oil on panel paintings.
The paintings develop as psychological journeys into an iconic past. The timeless themes in Ibsen’s plays; truth, patterns, social structures, memory, and spiritual awakening are the source of my exploration.
In August 2006, a solo exhibition of my “Doll House Paintings” was held at the 11th International Ibsen Conference, The Center for Ibsen Studies, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. The paintings currently reside at The Center for Ibsen Studies for future exhibitions.