Optimization

Ink, charcoal, gesso, and graphite on paper

14" x 34"

2007

$150

Soap bubbles are used in mathematics to represent the container of minimal surface area which encloses a specific volume.  Given two volumes to be enclosed separately in a single container, the double bubble (think of two bubbles joined together) is the container of minimal surface area.  Of course, the more volumes one is given, the more complex the problem gets, but the imagery of intersecting bubbles spawned this piece.  

Undetermined Coefficients

Oil & charcoal on canvas

36" x 48"

2006

Sold

This was the first of many ventures into using concrete mathematic imagery in my work.  This piece uses the solving of a first order differential equation as a backdrop.  The concept behind this piece is that numbers are symbols defined by what surrounds them.  I represented this by painting the space between the numbers rather than the numbers themselves.

Split Personality

Oil on canvas

36" x 48" Diptych

2005

$150 (Unframed)

This figurative diptych consists of two 36" x 24" pieces which, to my initial dismay, were run over during a transportation mishap.  It turned out to be a happy accident, though, since I like the piece better with tire marks!  However, the stretcher bars are badly damaged, hence the very cheap sale price.