My Requiem pieces relate to the untimely passing of a family member. If they seem too colorful, if you think of requiem only in shades of gray, black, and white, consider nature's use of bright colors for its deadliest creatures. You could also consider the lively personality of the one we lost, if you knew them. I think of these paintings as markers sunken into the rock of that year. Blades redolent of ancient crosses from forgotten orthodoxies, whose conceptual edges are razor-sharp. Capable of cutting at the breath of a thought.