Signal and Noise is a visualization of the term signal-to-noise ratio, as well as the idea that a noise to one person is a signal to another. Images of functioning and abandoned objects and structures in various states of decay and disrepair express a Japanese notion of wabi-sabi, the appreciation of impermanence, imperfection, and simplicity. In this series of tonal paintings, visual noise amplifies the passage of time, and the bleak side of ordinary landscapes.

8 Feet High and Rising, oil on panel, 36″x48″ (sold)

Tempest, oil on panel, 32″x48″ (sold)

The Loneliness of the First Responder, oil on panel, 24″x18″

Freedom II, oil on panel, 32″x48″ (sold)

White Noise, oil on panel, 28″x48″

Truth, oil on panel, 30″x48″ (sold)

Signal-to-Noise, oil on panel, 24″x48″

Juncture, oil on panel, 36″x48″ (sold)

Frontend, oil on cradled panel, 24″x18″

Leftover, oil on panel, 48″x36″

Tailin’, oil on panel, 24″x18″ (sold)

Slow Train, oil on panel, 32″x48″

Switchyard, oil on panel, 24″x48″