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Description
2006

acrylic, steel, polyester resin, plastic, glass, and aluminum leaf on wood
13"h x 13"w

-i have been looking forward to making work showing some of my favorite creative people and this one was definately at the top to the list to make. i believe that alfred hitchcock is a painter among film directors and i believe cary grant to be the most effective and vivid actor that hitchcock used in his work. the milk glass image is from the film 'suspicion'. there is a scene where cary grant is walking up the stairs to bring a glass of milk to his wife in bed. the milk glass is almost glowing and his wife is wondering whether it is poisoned or not. i love this image and i wanted to use it to show a relationship between creator and creation. i love a film maker's ability to envision a world and then create it. i also think it fascinating that in turn an actor can create a character within that world. this is an image for me of god as creator and of people in god's image also being creators. this is a theme that i think on alot while painting so many different creative people. this painting however feels more razor-like to me with the image of a scale in hitchcock's hands and the almost puppeteer relationship he has to cary grant. i feel the edge of a maker's power to create or destroy. at the very least it was fun to make and i hope that it is fun to look at.

click HERE if you would like to see a detail of alfred hitchcock and click HERE if you would like to see a detail of cary grant.

photographed by tim barnwell

Description
2006

acrylic, steel, polyester resin, plastic, glass, and aluminum leaf on wood
13"h x 13"w

-i have been looking forward to making work showing some of my favorite creative people and this one was definately at the top to the list to make. i believe that alfred hitchcock is a painter among film directors and i believe cary grant to be the most effective and vivid actor that hitchcock used in his work. the milk glass image is from the film 'suspicion'. there is a scene where cary grant is walking up the stairs to bring a glass of milk to his wife in bed. the milk glass is almost glowing and his wife is wondering whether it is poisoned or not. i love this image and i wanted to use it to show a relationship between creator and creation. i love a film maker's ability to envision a world and then create it. i also think it fascinating that in turn an actor can create a character within that world. this is an image for me of god as creator and of people in god's image also being creators. this is a theme that i think on alot while painting so many different creative people. this painting however feels more razor-like to me with the image of a scale in hitchcock's hands and the almost puppeteer relationship he has to cary grant. i feel the edge of a maker's power to create or destroy. at the very least it was fun to make and i hope that it is fun to look at.

click HERE if you would like to see a detail of alfred hitchcock and click HERE if you would like to see a detail of cary grant.

photographed by tim barnwell