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THE RED STEP (1988)
Acrylic on Canvas - 44" x 33"

The initial impetus for doing the painting was being stuck in the first real artistic block I've ever had. I was probably clinically depressed. 1/4

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Trailing long shadows, small robed figures climb a monumental set of stairs leading through a massive wall. The rough concrete exterior is grimy, rust stained, and worn through to rebar in patches while the side walls forming the passage are glossy and smooth. On the other side, the sun burns pale behind layers of thick fog. The last three steps tint golden with the transition to a flat platform. Low in the sky beyond, a transparent sphere containing a solitary flame flares in a starburst that casts a glare back down the stairs. Light intersects a squat red step nearly hidden—despite its color—because it spans less than one-third the width of the transitional steps. Only one figure, now nearing the top of the stairs, is illuminated by the light that crosses it.
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