The soul is like glass:  Beautiful. Fragile. Oftentimes broken.  Always unique.  In this series I strive to capture the soul of my subjects.  A unique identifier across many of my faces is the obscuring of an eye which drives the viewers focus deep into the soul of my subject though a single portal.

 

My vision comes to life as I jigsaw a large piece of Plexiglas, breaking off pieces as I go.  Using a propane torch I temper the edges and, when desired, use the heat of the torch to bend the glass into dramatic, irregular forms.  Once the glass preparation is complete I paint from the back of the glass using acrylics.  I also apply other media, such as papers and cloth, as I go.  The finishing touch is the exquisite jewels I apply to the front of the glass.  A thick mounting frame strategically adhered behind the glass dramatically offsets the image from the wall behind it.  The end result is a beautiful and broken existential painting depicting the human condition through the soul of my subject.