34.5 Degrees to the Right EPS Foam, Burlap, Plaster, Twine, Steel, Acrylic Paint, Wood Base. 26"H 22.5"W 8"D. 2025. $15,000
Build it slowly, intuitively. Six pieces bound together, wing shaped, wanting to soar. But one last piece is lying there. It’s different, should we let it in? Will it fit, change us, make us better, stronger? Yes.
Augustus Maximus O’Toole (3Views) EPS Foam, Walnut, Aluminum Radiator Fins, Burlap, Plaster, Acrylic Paint, Soapstone Base. 28"H 7.5"W 6"D. 2025. $15,000
A thin block of end cut walnut nobody wants. A pile of bent radiator fins. A piece of foam that fell from a shelf. A scrap of burlap. Just bits and pieces. A dark, angry palette because political turmoil and wars are making me angry? Then I see something in it that lifts my spirits.
Isosceles Arch EPS Foam, Burlap, Plaster, Twine, Steel, PVC Pipe, Acrylic Paint, Wood Base. 32"H 34"W 11"D. 2025. $20,000
The void beneath it is as essential as the material above. The eye follows the sweep upward and back down, completing a continuous gesture. Beauty emerges from the resolution of opposing forces: gravity and lift, compression and expansion, darkness and light.
Birdsong EPS Foam, Burlap, Plaster, Powder Coated Steel, Walnut, Stainless Steel Sphere, Acrylic Paint. 39"H 23"W 6.25"D. 2023. $15,000
Arch IV EPS Foam, Burlap, Plaster, Aluminum Sphere, Acrylic Paint, Wood Base. 28"H 24"W 6"D. 2023. $15,000
Three random pieces of foam. Can they be something more? Another arch? But is it simply an arch? Cantilever creates tension. Leave it or cut it off? Hang the sphere outside the arch? Unexpected but contemplative. I have always wanted to paint a sculpture. Take the leap. Disaster. Start over. Too many colors interfering with the forms and texture. Limit the palette. Just two colors plus white and black.
Arch III EPS Foam, Canvas, Plaster, Steel Disk, Basswood, Acrylic Paint, Wood Base. 27"H 22"W 8"D. 2023. $15,000
One of the few times I have created
a work from a sketch. Exploring variations of an arch. Non- symmetrical. Playing with imbalance. A disk instead of a sphere, pierced with light to pull you through to the other side. Introducing color with paint and rusted steel.
Arch II EPS Foam, Burlap, Plaster, Cherry Wood, Marble Sphere, Acrylic Paint, Wood Base. 22"H 19"W 5.5"D. 2022. $20,000
While reworking an earlier, all white, foam and plaster version of this piece, I damaged the upper form. In repairing it with burlap and joint compound, I discovered an unexpected subtle texture and muted color that felt integral rather than corrective. At the same time, I noticed a cherry slab with a large knot that had been sitting in my studio for more than twenty years. In one of those “what if” moments, I cut it to match the shape of one of the foam and plaster elements and replaced it. The plain white sphere suddenly felt out of place, so I substituted a marble sphere I had brought back from Italy. Until then, my work had been largely monochromatic in foam and plaster. This shift introduced new materials and color, permanently altering the direction of my practice.
2 Forms w/Sphere no.5 Steel after EPS Foam & Plaster Original. 106"H 42"W 36"D. 2003. $25,000
2 Forms w/Sphere no.4 Steel after EPS Foam & Plaster Original 132"H. 2003. $25,000
3 Forms w/Sphere no.2 Cast Bronze from EPS Foam & Plaster Original.
36"H 12"W 7"D. 2000, Cast 2001. $15,000
2 Forms w/Sphere no.2 Cast Bronze from EPS Foam & Plaster Original.
25"H 11"W 6"D. 2000, Cast 2001. $15,000
3 Forms w/Hemisphere EPS Foam, Plaster, Matchsticks, Twine. 23"H 12"W 5"D. 2000. $15,000
2 Forms w/Sphere no.3 EPS Foam, Plaster, Resin Sphere 15"H 21"W 8"D. 2000. $15,000
2 Forms w/Sphere no.1 EPS Foam, Aluminum Sphere, Plaster. 15"H 22"W 7"D. 2000. NFS