I’ve finished a new drawing as a tribute to my analyst Dr. Thomas, as he is Jungian I think he will appreciate the layers of symbolism.
I recently finished another of what I have been calling Stuffed Paintings, this figure The Foliated Trintarian is one of my larger works.
My inspiration for this piece is drawn from the whimsical, frequently bizarre hybrid beings found gracing the margins of psalters and various medieval manuscripts.
I am particularly drawn to the vibrancy of the blue acanthus ornament.
Hybrid marginalia such as this foliated, beasty fellow played a great part in developing The Foliated Trinitarian. I particularly admire the floral element of its tail.
In fact the foliate ornament of this period has become a bit of a mania for me. The 19th architect-designer A. Welby Pugin’s pattern book of floriated decoration only further fueled my interest.
Ornament such as this distinctly influenced elements of my own work, such as this foliated tail.
Further neo-medieval details follow.
For scale I am going to close with the following image of my dear faithful studio companion Viola. She welcomes all newcomers, foliated or not.
Boondocks Babylon 