2020-2021
In early February 2020, Ed was suddenly inspired to do a haunting series of paintings offering an apocalyptic vision of the future. Many paintings were completed by June. A series of study paintings and sketches were completed first, and then the large paintings, the first of which is called The Meadow, displayed here. A number of other large paintings followed The Meadow, two of which are displayed here as well.
The series culminated in a large piece, 5 feet by 10 feet, consisting of six canvases, entitled A New World. This is displayed here. Work on this started in October 2020 and was completed in August 2021. It shows a sweeping desolate landscape, representative of a possible future for our world. It was first displayed in an exhibition in Princeton on October 31, 2021
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Studies
Black Splotch
Acrylic on canvas paper, 12 x 9 inches, January 10, 2020
Emergence 2
Acrylic on canvas paper, 12 x 9 inches, February 16, 2020
Overwhelm
Acrylic on canvas paper, 9 x 11 inches, March 17, 2020
Paintings
Sketch
Charcoal pencil on paper, 12 x 11 inches, February 23, 2020
A Meadow
Acrylic on canvas paper, 9 x 12 inches, February 18, 2020
Microwave Towers
Acrylic on canvas paper, 9 x 11 inches,
April 17, 2020
The Meadow
Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches, February 21, 2020
A Road
Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, May 6, 2020
Emergence
Acrylic on canvas paper, 12 x 9 inches, February 28, 2020
Valley
Acrylic on canvas paper, 12 x 9 inches, March 17, 2020
Down the Road
Acrylic on canvas paper, 9 x 11 inches, May 26, 2020
New World
Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, September 9, 2020
A New World
Acrylic on canvas, 5 x 10 feet (in 6 canvases, each 30 x 40 inches), August 2021