Mirror Paintings and Early Starts (Vol. 2)

About the Book

Most of the artwork in this portfolio is from 1986 and 1987, although some of it is from the early 1980’s. It is arranged in chronological order. It is all my original artwork. Most of the drawings are designed to be able to be painted on a twelve inch square mirror, or mirrors in the shape of a golden rectangle, a root-two rectangle, or a root-five rectangle. The golden rectangle is supposed to be a shape most pleasing to the human eye. It’s proportions are derived from the golden section, which is (1+_5)/2, or 1.6180 . . . The golden ratio can be derived from a root-five rectangle, or the proportions of the bones of the human body. The golden section was a mathematical proportion used extensively in the art and architecture of Egypt and Greece, during their classical civilizations.

About the Author

I was born in Canberra, Australia, A.C.T. in 1956. I am a Caucasian male. My family moved to the United States when I was seven years old, so I have remained an American citizen all of my life. I graduated from Oberlin College in 1979 with a major in mathematics. I went to the California State University at Los Angeles from 1981 to 1985, and received a state of California teaching credential in 1984. My current activities include reading, watching and video taping certain television shows, walking, nature, and the environment.