Inspired by the winter desert skies, these new oil paintings in vintage frames capture the vivid colors and radiant illuminations across the Coachella Valley.

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Between the Sun and the Moon #2

Text description of paintings inspired by winter desert skies.

Abstract painting with geometric shapes and vibrant colors, including circles and rectangles, primarily in blue, yellow, green, and white, with a wooden frame.

Between the Sun and the Moon #17

Sunset with silhouetted palm trees and a colorful sky.

Two abstract artworks featuring colorful geometric shapes in gold frames. The left piece has overlapping circles and pastel colors on a dark background, while the right piece includes bold shapes in red, green, and brown on a yellow background.

Between the Sun and the Moon #9 & 10

Between the Sun and the Moon #19

Abstract painting with colorful overlapping circles in shades of pink, orange, and green on a muted background. Framed in a white and wood-colored border.

STUDIO VISIT

oil paintings in vintage frames

in planetary alignment

on the wall

I sit in front of them

& see what artist saw

orbs of color

pink & purple

burst of orange

skyscape reverberates

with hue

if I sit quietly

& look close

I can see

sun become moon

& the whole sky spin

Between the Sun and the Moon #15 (left) #6 (right)

All the paintings are framed with vintage frames I’ve collected over the years. Typically you start with a painting and then look at the framing to support it. This is going in the opposite direction. The frame is the starting point and the painting must respond to that aesthetic constraint.