Tales from the Magic Kingdom

Chapter I....spanning years from 2005 till 2010/2011

These works were made in the spirit of recounting tales and places, and magic in a kingdom.

It was not until 2021, digging through boxes, folders and all sorts of things while preparing for a group show, that I rediscovered them.... odds and ends, groups of little paintings/works on paper made sporadically over a span of several years.

Usually, the works on paper are made in a series, such as "Watchfires and Calypso Sojourns", "Feasts of Fish and Medleys of Peculiarity" or 'Under the Village Life". This particular group overlaps with them in meaning, or in a visual sense. 

There is a thread that connects them, and me, to them.

Perhaps, quite simply, these various series will all form a collection, "Forgotten Tales", comprising one long story.

To enter the magic kingdom, as it is to enter any tale, one must pass through a "gateway" or a "golden portal".

"in deepest Night, the Gateway..."

"in deepest Night, a Golden Portal..."

"a fragment of the illusion"

"the little king"	"Dream"
"Grotto"	"floating, passing, the silver vision"
"they all were there, each and every one of them"	"Generations"

"Expectation" (Очакване)

At times, sitting outside under a walnut tree, the neighboring willow begins to whisper and I swear, there are more night sounds moving through thickened branches and tumbling old stones, than the owl scoring a catch.

Some time ago, I received an email, a complete surprise and utterly delightful. It pulled me back to walnut trees, narrow passages, and old houses crumbling under the weight of memory.

images:

mixed media collage on paper

approx. 11" x 15" (28 cm x 38 cm)