Heat, 36" x 48" x 3", Oils on Canvas

“Heat” is a breathtaking statement piece measuring 3 feet wide, 4 feet tall, and a bold 3” deep. This larger-than-life figure painting is passionately romantic (possible even erotic) with rich warm color and transparent glazes over masterful “Impasto” palette knife strokes.

The embracing lovers are heroic in scale taking them beyond mere mortals and into the realm of Archetypes: The Lovers, Woman and Man, or perhaps even Deities of Passion and Love.

They are sculptural with thick luscious paint texture combining with the refined Classical Baroque painting technique “Chiaroscuro” or “light-to-darkness”. The forms emerge from the shadows to have golden light poured over them, creating the illusion of real three-dimensional shape and space.

The symbolic power of this piece is further supported by the cropped-in composition to make the piece not about the Lovers’ identities, but rather to highlight the radiant warmth between two lovers. The heat is the star.