"Vaulting", 32"x40"... one of the consequences of theming is the tendency of recognizing that those objects within that universe of the four walls are as such props utilized for presenting the theme/title - and that as such they are not in any way portraits of those specific objects as seen in the world... with this in mind, there is thus less a desire to using specific objects so much as similar 'kinds' of objects, and arranging them according to how they are 'seen' in the mind... this is not something that, of course, happens to all artists, but to those with vivid imaginations, it is a natural result... and the end of it is - a world of one's own, existing only within one's mind, from which all manners of arranging can be made according to how best they 'fill the bill' as it were... here is an example - a series of rock pillars, behind which, in the left, is a sign of life amidst the barrenness, followed in another opening with further signs, and further growth - to the end that on the right is a whole oasis of life... the theme/title utilizes both the 'vault' as a hidden place of value, and as a leaping to from something before [and more, as metaphoric relationships offer, as onions do, many layers to sift thru and contemplate on]...
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