"Open Gate on a Still Day" This work proposes that what

This work proposes that what unites us is the universal experience of seeking happiness—holding on to the hope of a fairy tale while navigating the reality that fulfillment is a far more layered

believing that just touching the dirt inside this holy place has the power to heal whatever ails them

mostly throughout the forties

These pods become visual metaphors of the human condition

"Open Gate on a Still Day" This work proposes that what11 x 14" print on canvas by Robert Langford I see my painting as a connection to the ephemeral. All things will pass. The things that surround me in the day to day are reminders of that. I'm particularly drawn to things of sound construction and identifiable texture . . . that comes with age. The subjects I render have a reference to the human presence. We are a part of every picture and subject to the same time constraints. The current things of this