“Plant Through Window, interior view of a potted plant silhouetted and fragmented against a softly lit window with shimmering atmospheric light.”
“Plant Through Window, interior view of a potted plant silhouetted and fragmented against a softly lit window with shimmering atmospheric light.”

Plant Through Window (1987)

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A meditation on how glass transforms what we think we see

In Plant Through Window (1987) I was absorbed by the way a glass surface doubles, bends, and refracts whatever passes behind it. If you’re seeking measured accuracy, the result can feel deceptive — edges shift, forms soften, and highlights appear where they shouldn’t. But if you let go of that urge for precision, the distortion becomes a kind of gift.

The reflected plant and the actual plant merge into an image that is both familiar and abstracted. Light catches on the pane and creates “glass‑constructed” highlights and shadows, marks that don’t belong to the object itself but to the act of looking through something. That interplay fascinated me: the idea that the window wasn’t just a barrier but an active participant in the scene.

What emerged was a reminder I return to often — that if you pause and look, the world offers unexpected visual generosity. Glass doesn’t simply show you what’s there; it shows you what light decides to do with it.

  • Dimensions: 20″ × 26″

  • Medium: Oil pastels

A meditation on how glass transforms what we think we see

In Plant Through Window (1987) I was absorbed by the way a glass surface doubles, bends, and refracts whatever passes behind it. If you’re seeking measured accuracy, the result can feel deceptive — edges shift, forms soften, and highlights appear where they shouldn’t. But if you let go of that urge for precision, the distortion becomes a kind of gift.

The reflected plant and the actual plant merge into an image that is both familiar and abstracted. Light catches on the pane and creates “glass‑constructed” highlights and shadows, marks that don’t belong to the object itself but to the act of looking through something. That interplay fascinated me: the idea that the window wasn’t just a barrier but an active participant in the scene.

What emerged was a reminder I return to often — that if you pause and look, the world offers unexpected visual generosity. Glass doesn’t simply show you what’s there; it shows you what light decides to do with it.

  • Dimensions: 20″ × 26″

  • Medium: Oil pastels