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The immersive scale-up to 60 feet in width in some cases-of much of my work immediately encircles the viewer, defying the impulse to perceive the painting as an object. With a painting that extends past the limits of a viewer’s peripheral vision on either side, the viewer is forced to relate to the image as an environment. This effect is multiplied as the painting is installed on a curved support, wrapping around the viewer like a nineteenth-century cyclorama.

Reign of Fire
Acrylic on canvas
2007
Reign of Fire (detail 3)
Acrylic on canvas
2007
Reign of Fire (detail 2)
Acrylic on canvas
2007
Reign of Fire (detail)
Acrylic on canvas
2007
Reign of Fire, Installation View 4
Acrylic and colored pencil on canvas
720" x 72"
2007
Reign of Fire, Installation view 3
Acrylic and colored pencil on canvas
720" x 72"
2007
Reign of Fire, installation view 2
Acrylic and colored pencil on canvas
720" x 72"
2007
Reign of Fire, installation view
Acrylic and colored pencil on canvas
720" x 72"
2007