24”x24” Oil on canvas

This painting is an abstract depiction of eye anatomy. My inspiration stems from the many circular and elliptical shapes found in the layers of the eye, from the outside sclera, to the inner lens and retina. In studying this anatomy, I was enchanted by the small variances among the orbs. Initially there is an innate desire for each circle to match its predecessor more concretely, to see a ripple of perfect circles. When they instead vary in shape, size and continuity, a frisson of aesthetic tension develops, made only more exciting by the realization that these visual mishaps are what spawn vision itself.