Adaptation is usually told as a story of triumph: life changes, life survives. This painting asks what that story leaves out. Its forms disappear into their surroundings so completely that organism and environment become difficult to separate.
Survival sometimes demands flexibility. Sometimes it demands camouflage. Sometimes we become so skilled at responding to the world around us that we can no longer tell which parts were ours to begin with. Adaptation asks a harder question. How much do you change in order to survive before survival begins to look like erasure?
40 inches height by 30 inches width acrylic on stretched canvas.
Note: This piece is currently on display at Washburn Lofts between August 15, 2026 and February 15, 2027. If you would like to procure this art, contact me to . All pieces will stay at Washburn Lofts at least through September 17th to be available for the Opening Reception. After that, you have the option to arrange for pickup, delivery, or shipping.
Adaptation is usually told as a story of triumph: life changes, life survives. This painting asks what that story leaves out. Its forms disappear into their surroundings so completely that organism and environment become difficult to separate.
Survival sometimes demands flexibility. Sometimes it demands camouflage. Sometimes we become so skilled at responding to the world around us that we can no longer tell which parts were ours to begin with. Adaptation asks a harder question. How much do you change in order to survive before survival begins to look like erasure?
40 inches height by 30 inches width acrylic on stretched canvas.
Note: This piece is currently on display at Washburn Lofts between August 15, 2026 and February 15, 2027. If you would like to procure this art, contact me to . All pieces will stay at Washburn Lofts at least through September 17th to be available for the Opening Reception. After that, you have the option to arrange for pickup, delivery, or shipping.