oil on wood panel
16” x 16” x 1”
This piece was painted in the fall of 2026 as a response to the mystical paintings of Hilma af Klint, after attending an exhibition of her work in the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. This painting responds specifically to her painting titled Svanen (The Swan), exploring an impossible union of opposites. Drawing from Irish Folklore, Two for Joy depicts two magpies, and text from the traditional proverb: “two [magpies] for joy”. The first part of the proverb is not written: “one for sorrow”. The image is carefully woven with meaning and the magpie’s integration of black and white, but suffice it to say that one plus one makes two. The rest is a mystery dawning.
oil on wood panel
16” x 16” x 1”
This piece was painted in the fall of 2026 as a response to the mystical paintings of Hilma af Klint, after attending an exhibition of her work in the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. This painting responds specifically to her painting titled Svanen (The Swan), exploring an impossible union of opposites. Drawing from Irish Folklore, Two for Joy depicts two magpies, and text from the traditional proverb: “two [magpies] for joy”. The first part of the proverb is not written: “one for sorrow”. The image is carefully woven with meaning and the magpie’s integration of black and white, but suffice it to say that one plus one makes two. The rest is a mystery dawning.
