Series 2: Architectural Ivy — Boundaries, Frames, and Openings

This series centers on ivy’s relationship with architectural elements—windows, corners, ceilings, and hallways—where the plant becomes a metaphor for transition, perspective, and spatial dialogue.

In “Ivy & Window,” the interplay of foliage and frame suggests a dialogue between nature and human structure. This 1981 oil painting blends impressionist softness with modernist geometry, offering a quiet meditation on perspective and enclosure.

Ivy & Window, oil on canvas, 12x15” - 1981

Ivy & Outside, a 12x15" oil painting subtlety contrasting the soft inside light against naturalistic daylight outside with a window framing the whimsy of the quiet moment.

Ivy & Outside, oil on canvas, 12x15” - 1980 -(in private collection)

A layered composition of ivy, window, and distant tree, this 1981 canvas expands the visual field to include multiple planes of observation.

Ivy, Window & Tree, oil on canvas,12x15” - 1981

A delicate graphite study of ivy meeting the floor plane, this 1979 drawing captures subtle tension between groundedness and growth.

Ivy Near Corner, pencil on rag paper, 10x14” - 1979

A contemplative study of ivy reaching beyond the frame, “Ivy & Outside” captures the quiet tension between interior stillness and exterior growth. This 1981 oil painting evokes themes of transition and rootedness, rendered in a modernist palette

Leaves Inside & Outside, oil on canvas, 12x15” - 1981

A contemplative view down a hallway interrupted by ivy, this 1981 painting evokes themes of passage, memory, and quiet intrusion.

Ivy and Hallway, oil on canvas, 12x15” - 1981

“Ivy & Ceiling” stretches the viewer’s gaze upward, suggesting aspiration and spatial expansion. A 1981 canvas that reorients the domestic gaze.

Ivy & Ceiling, oil on canvas, 12x15” - 1981