Musings, my latest project, is inspired by Greek mythology and our current culture, and will be displayed in several exhibits over the next few years. The works in this project find their inspiration from many sources including: a Public Works Project, Dr. Seuss, the doomed Edie Sedgwick (an Andy Warhol associate), a Vogue Magazine fashion photo spread, Jimi Hendricks and the New Public Library lions.

The Neoteric poets, (ancient Roman writers including Ovid and Catullus) wrote about their culture in a colloquial manner, but with allusions to the classics, expecting their reading public to enjoy the work on many levels. My work, which I describe as Popteric*, marries colloquial and classical, traditional painting and installation, and my intention is that my viewing public will also enjoy it in its many dimensions.

The premise of Musings is that while standing in my studio one day, I said the fatal words of the ancient poets: “O sing Muse”. They did, and I was inspired. Musings is the result. The project is comprised of many small stories, like Ovid’s Metamorphosis, reworkings of original myths and newly created myths involving the Greek deities and mythological personae against the backdrop of New York City. As an artist I see these new myths first as ekphrasis, (an ancient Greek word meaning picture phrase), that develop into oil paintings and then continue to morph into literature and installation.

* Popteric is a word I invented to describe the linking of the Classics with pop culture of 1970s New York City.