A melodic young dancer appears as an apparition in this fantasy/mirage. The Phantasm series (2014) are waking dreams transferred to canvas, with imagery gathered during semi-nomadic adventures. Composited photographic 8"x10" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax. A melodic young dancer appears as an apparition in this fantasy/mirage. Composited photographic 8"x10" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.

A lone place setting sits in the foreground..Shielding her eyes a woman looks away from the viewer. she is alone, basking in sunset memories.Composited photographic 6" x 6" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.

A precarious pixie youth balances in this dreamscape amongst antiquities that have transformed over time, remaining beautiful despite obstacles and adversities. Perhaps the youth too will persevere, empowered with courage and tenacity, and the wisdom to take lessons from the past. Composited photographic 8"x8" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.

Topsy-turvy carousel-like spin sprightly fun and games This image is part of my Departures series, created in 2015, where images gathered during my travels serve as a staging ground for explorations of past and present, real and surreal. Composited photographic 6"x6" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.

A mother embroiders "A stitch in time saves nine". Knowing the ease of repairing something small, before it becomes bigger, saves one many troubles down the road. This image is part of my Departures series, created in 2015, where images gathered during my travels serve as a staging ground for explorations of past and present, real and surreal. Composited photographic 8" x 10" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.

Somehow a child can more clearly see what even the books have not answered. This image is part of my Departures series, created in 2015, where images gathered during my travels serve as a staging ground for explorations of past and present, real and surreal. Composited photographic 8" x 10" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.

Shipwrecked Demeter looks skyward towards the bumblebee, a symbol of agriculture and fertility, wistful of days of old and ancient rites and initiations from the Eleusinian Mysteries This image is part of my Departures series, created in 2015, where images gathered during my travels serve as a staging ground for explorations of past and present, real and surreal. Composited photographic 8" x 8" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax

Oscar sits and reflects, "You must not find symbols in everything you see. It makes life impossible." Composited photographic 6" x 6" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.

The enigma of fluttering imps,oracles dressed in yellowtails,and a pirate's skeleton, surround this Gordian knot churned by the turbulent sea. Composited photographic 6x6 image mounted on 2"deep cradle board,covered with encaustic wax.

Daphne tries to flee from Apollo, but stands frozen on a bridge... Composited photographic 6x6 image mounted on 2"deep cradle board,covered with encaustic wax.

Here, imagine yourself with this view. Close your eyes and imagine the warmth and laziness of a summer afternoon, eyelids heavy from hours of reading, your young mind clouded between the world of the story you've read and the world that see. Imagine this image kept in the secret locket of your dreams. Composited photographic 8" x 8" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.

What a long strange trip it’s been for the doo-dah man.... Composited photographic 6"x6" image mounted on 2" deep cradle board, covered with encaustic wax.