All that glitters...

... is not gold. It’s gold FOIL (leaf), but it still looks pretty spiffy. Here are the paintings you saw a few posts back, and it's now clear to me that they are a continuation of the Priests series. Here are the ones that I think are finished.

What do I mean by “priests”? I mean they are secular clerics, fellow travelers on the road into the future, ordinary exemplars, comrades. What does THAT mean? Well, we are all examples to each other of how to be human, how to be Americans, how to be painters, how to be wives, lovers, runners, writers, caretakers, and friends. So the people in these paintings are icons of their particular states, their tasks, their confusions.

As always, you can click for a larger image.

Priest of Beasts, oil and gold foil on board, 16 x 16 in., 2009
The Priest of Unexpected Developments, oil and gold foil on board, 16 x 16 in., 2009
The Priest of Science and Art, oil, enamel, and gold foil on board, 16 x 16 in., 2009
The Priest of Hot Things, oil and gold foil on board, 16 x 16 in., 2009

There are two more in the pipeline. Stay tuned!