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The sleep series of paintings began roughly ten years ago, inspired by a bout of insomnia near the end of my first trip abroad. The sleeping context gave me an avenue to revisit the dramatic poses of Baroque figuration in a recognizable contemporary context. Sheets became a field to explore color and mark, and the male figure was a passive vehicle, expressing dream states beyond his control. The figures appeared to be flying, but are understood to be simply reclining.

This is one of the few older examples of my work that I am showing on Saatchi. It's great that I can now make an affordable from the Sleep Series available online through this service.