https://www.julieelizabethkirsch.com/oil daily 1.0 2025-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1550863367099-UCUGGVOZFDBV0IG3KF8X/JKirschMexicanTableTopMKTG.jpg Oil - Mexican Table Top This still life setup for this oil painting was created around - inspired by - the ornate Mexican pitcher in the center of the image. I have always loved and admired Mexican pottery, ornamentation, and design. Ripe tomatoes and a chili pepper - common ingredients in traditional Mexican cooking - surround the pitcher. Working within a Mexican aesthetic, I created a stucco background that draws from the colors in the foreground. Although blues and oranges are prominent in this image, it was created using a limited red and green palette. Private Collection Prints available in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1550863367099-UCUGGVOZFDBV0IG3KF8X/JKirschMexicanTableTopMKTG.jpg Oil - Mexican Table Top This still life setup for this oil painting was created around - inspired by - the ornate Mexican pitcher in the center of the image. I have always loved and admired Mexican pottery, ornamentation, and design. Ripe tomatoes and a chili pepper - common ingredients in traditional Mexican cooking - surround the pitcher. Working within a Mexican aesthetic, I created a stucco background that draws from the colors in the foreground. Although blues and oranges are prominent in this image, it was created using a limited red and green palette. Private Collection Prints available in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1552613530624-925H6M7IP76EZ6BMVP12/JKirschMagicalBlackBoxMKTG.jpg Oil - Magical Sheep Box The setup for this painting reminds me of the classic children’s story, Indian in the Cupboard. I imagine that the little sheep crawled out of the box at night and the colorful, glass marbles spilled out after her. This oil painting was created using a limited red and green palette. Available $400 Framed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1608430936632-GCRQMHSZ2DZJP279U1FI/image-asset.jpeg Oil - Harland Sleeping I painted this during a workshop with Hongnian Zhang and Lois Wooley at Partners in Art during the summer of 2019. The child is asleep in a quiet, unknown space. However, a small amount of light seeps in through the window and illuminates the arm of his sweater and the side of his face. The rest of the Canvas is covered in a dark, neutral paint for dramatic effect. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1552746789467-J30TATPF8W47Q3M5ZJSL/JKirschBlueStillLifeMKTG.jpg Oil - Blue Sky Still Life This oil painting was created using a limited orange and blue palette. I loved the setup, particularly the reflected light on the blue vase towards the back of the canvas. However, the fact that it was monochromatic - in this case, almost entirely blue - presented some unique challenges. It was particularly satisfying to add just a few touches of orange paint to the bowl and small ceramic box on the lefthand side of the composition. Private Collection Prints available in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457112491687-0S0MDUYFV1IQ6FAZTI20/portraits-82.65.2_PS2.jpg Oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1608432373041-I8KFEI8ZPEE7Y6APPJ7E/image-asset.jpeg Oil - A Place for Reading The child has built himself a blanket fort, the perfect place for reading. In this image, I tried to capture the innocence, playfulness, and imagination of a child. As adults, we no longer need to create blanket forts for ourselves; for, we stay busy enough with our own real-world houses. But children seem universally to create them. For a child, constructing a fort of one’s own is an act of budding agency. I particularly like the way that the light catches the side of the child’s face and illuminates the pages of his book. He seems all-too-serious for a child. One wonders how long the book will capture his attention? I painted this during the summer of 2019 at a painting workshop with Hongnian Zhang and Lois Wooley at Partners in Art. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1608433132110-ARPVHX759UCXL1MZE8E1/JKirschPatriziaMKTG.jpg Oil - The Philosopher Dancing Tango This painting is based upon a photograph by Vero Nike of a dear friend, and philosopher, dancing tango. I was inspired to paint from the photograph because I loved light, gesture, and connection between the dancers. $300 framed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1608433984618-3R25037WYLEEVGQI2YAJ/image-asset.jpeg Oil - Copy of a Portrait by Degas Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1658969254558-EPO1KUZO8D5HPRUTZBM5/image-asset.jpeg Oil - The Lamp Maker's Studio Oil on 18” by 18” wood panel Available framed through the River Gallery You can read about this piece on my blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1682269697014-YH2N2MHVDEO5V8I58CWV/image-asset.jpeg Oil - Someone to Keep Our Children Safe I conceived of this piece, "Someone to Keep Our Children Safe," with a broken heart while mourning all the beautiful lives lost during the Uvalde school shooting. You can read the full description on my blog. Oil on 14 by 30 inch canvas $400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1608434278538-5R4OJ6Z4SH4YJBEPUIY7/MSJKirsch_MasksStillLifeMKTG.jpg Oil - The Farce of Humanity This oil painting (created in a limited red and green palette) was largely inspired by my interest over the past twenty years or so in the topic of self-deception. Masks are a symbol of deception, fakery, and hidden selves. The black mask in the composition was a gift purchased from the Kensington Market in Toronto. The dramatic shadow that it casts on the left side of the painting is suggestive of something dark and unsettling that is, perhaps, being concealed by the mask Available $650 Framed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1608434289445-P8ECPNRO0325UEURK1OX/MSJKirsch_SkollsStillLifeMKTG.jpg Oil - Life Sucks and then You Die The human skull, which encloses the brain, is a reminder of our own mortality and limited time on Earth. It is also provides us with an unsettling glimpse of what is hidden beneath our soft skin and emotionally expressive faces. This skull, which I had purchased for a painting setup, broke into pieces under unfortunate circumstances. Upon seeing “my” shattered skull, I exclaimed, “Well, like sucks and then you die” (hence the title of the piece). Private Collection Prints are available in my Etsy shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457108948941-TBB1X97QMGRFOO3H3Z1J/82.65.424_PS1.jpg Oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1630364262383-ROD73U3XY6PXR0VFTAW7/JKirschMobinasUncle9x12_CE+%281%29.jpg Oil - Mobina's Uncle Oil on Canvas, 9 x 12 Gift for a friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1630364120755-V7FECOB5QJ12MX4CSJHT/Lis.JPG Oil - Lis at The Little Club Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 Gift for a Friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1630364368983-OA43RTZBX7GHMLD1V2RS/JKirshNausheenMKTG+%281%29.jpg Oil - Ultraviolet This is an oil painting of Dr. Nausheen Shah, Wayne State Physics Professor. Dr. Shah designed and constructed a prototype for a wearable device, the Personal Ultraviolet Respiratory Germ Eliminating Machine (PUR-GEM) that uses Ultraviolet-C to disinfect air and thereby mitigate the risk of infection by COVID-19. Dr. Shah is wearing the device in this portrait. Signed prints are available in my Etsy shop. Sold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646610420225-S8QEWD6ZMTENW77AHXTL/The+Discarded+Pitcher.jpg Oil - The Discarded Pitcher Oil on canvas Sold Prints available in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646610079143-ZPHT00GQQR1WQN6U8BAN/Harley+Baby%27s+Winter+Face.JPG Oil - Harley Baby's Winter Face Oil on toned panel Looking down at baby Harley in his carrier after a crisp winter walk along Connecticut Ave, past the Woodley Park zoo, into Cleveland Park, and back home again at 2800 Woodley. If only I could carry him around with me like this once again. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646611029233-4Z2HBRBHK0YEU0ZNMD29/Woman+Wearing+a+Green+Knit+Hat.jpg Oil - Woman Wearing a Green Knit Hat Oil on toned panel Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1659008397600-MX99I2IW6QDLA8S2HX0M/image-asset.jpeg Oil - Little Pink House on the Creek I painted this in the summer of 2021 during a workshop, “The Inhabited Landscape,” with Hongnian Zhang. I first painted a color study on location at Ellicott Creek Park. I worked on the final piece in the painting studio at Partners in Art. This was painted using a limited red-green palette. Oil on Canvas 20” by 24” Sold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1659107896916-XJPYCM26QXUUNNYZL138/image-asset.jpeg Oil - The Ape Problem of Consciousness Please see the description on my blog. Oil on canvas board Sold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1664281538516-GH0ZGQDRWROFGCEGE138/image-asset.jpeg Oil - Pretty Pink House of Goundry St. Oil on Canvas 18 by 24 in For sale in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1672579969907-0Y1E536V7TOM5EZL8AGV/image-asset.jpeg Oil - Yellow House on a Hill Oil on Canvas 14 by 18 inches Available This painting is inspired by a photo of a house that I took in Ithaca, NY. I love the rolling hills, foliage, trees, and lush misty air in Ithaca. This view captured captured some of its natural beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1691066386644-E7MYEVH0DCW0LFZF6549/Sienna+Girl.jpg Oil - Sienna Girl Oil on panel $200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1754046635775-RVHOWJH2WVENIVGT3KDJ/Abode+of+Queens.jpg Oil - Abode of Queens Oil on canvas Available framed - $550 Prints are available in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1691066431472-LGT0VN541EL1A2GKNSEL/Field+of+Optimism.jpg Oil - Field of Optimism Oil on panel For sale in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1737074489738-4EAJ1TPOI9RLY414MN37/MoonMKTGLisa.jpg Oil - Moon Oil on canvas Sold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1737074550542-LFG60VJRXV8Q00GDTQ99/JKirschMandalaMKTG.jpg Oil - Celestial Mandala Oil on cradled wooden panel Available Read about this piece on my blog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1737074564210-GJZQJ72CEMM684WUP2UU/JKirschWabiSabiHouseMKTG.jpg Oil - Wabi-Sabi House Oil on Canvas Available Prints available on Etsy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1737074802863-SINKDQM1B6L3KHR88EYM/JKirschFlowersMKTGK.jpg Oil - Flowers and Acorns Oil on canvas Sold Prints are available on Etsy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1737074812233-29499JTG3BSA3O6PI2XC/JKirschJoshAllenETSY+%284%29.jpg Oil - Josh Allen Oil on Panel Donated to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo Prints available on Etsy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1753874656416-RZ7WS926F4KLJJ4XKM7D/JKirschTowerOfTeaCupsEtsyFinal.jpg Oil Tower of Teachups Available $500 Prints are available in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1754048048181-12J7H2IOE5Y68YBNH4S2/Portrait+of+woman+in+scarf.jpg Oil Available $450 unframed https://www.julieelizabethkirsch.com/brainsmindsselves daily 0.75 2022-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1550848308335-Q6U3GBBPOAAI0UJCVK2C/JKirschLeibnizsPondFullSizeMKTG+copy.jpg Brains in Vats - Leibniz's Pond The brilliant philosopher and mathematician, Gottfied Leibniz, envisioned an infinitely complex world composed entirely of simple psychic units or 'monads’. In this world (our world), everything - all of the way down - is alive. In his Monadology, he writes: “Thus every portion of matter can be conceived as a garden full of plants or as a pond full of fish. But every branch of the plant, every limb of the animal, ever drop of its humors, is again such a garden or such a pond.” I was inspired by Leibniz’s descriptive language and view of nature to create a pond composed of monads - one containing, among other things, a fish within a fish. If it were physically possible to keep drawing ponds within ponds, and fish within fish, to infinity, I would. Alas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1550848308335-Q6U3GBBPOAAI0UJCVK2C/JKirschLeibnizsPondFullSizeMKTG+copy.jpg Brains in Vats - Leibniz's Pond The brilliant philosopher and mathematician, Gottfied Leibniz, envisioned an infinitely complex world composed entirely of simple psychic units or 'monads’. In this world (our world), everything - all of the way down - is alive. In his Monadology, he writes: “Thus every portion of matter can be conceived as a garden full of plants or as a pond full of fish. But every branch of the plant, every limb of the animal, ever drop of its humors, is again such a garden or such a pond.” I was inspired by Leibniz’s descriptive language and view of nature to create a pond composed of monads - one containing, among other things, a fish within a fish. If it were physically possible to keep drawing ponds within ponds, and fish within fish, to infinity, I would. Alas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1550864533726-EDZS3UWDTWXQNMIRK0YQ/JKirschLeibnizsMillMKTG.jpg Brains in Vats - Leibniz's Mill Gottfried Leibniz’s descriptive language and boundless imagination inspired a second pen and ink drawing. In the Monadology, he provides a critique of mechanistic accounts of perception. Perception, he argues, is to be found in the simple substance, not in the complex and interconnected machine: “Suppose that there be a machine, the structure of which produces thinking, feeling, and perceiving; imagine this machine enlarged but preserving the same proportions, so that you could enter it as if it were a mill. This being supposed, you might visit its inside; but what would you observe there? Nothing but parts which push and move each other, and never anything that could explain perception.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1550882535180-VEVTK87IEWLN2IVP2OZ4/thumbnail_JKirschTheMindofDescartesMKTG.jpg Brains in Vats - The Mind of Descartes This is a black and white drawing of the illustrious 17th-century philosopher, Rene Descartes. It is superimposed upon a diagram — modeled after one of his own — of the human brain. Descartes is famous for defending substance dualism or the position that the mind and body are separate substances. He believed that the two come together in the pineal gland, the principal seat of the soul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457109554453-5VGSRQEZNP9W2LTP1E25/82.65.179_PS2.jpg Brains in Vats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1551287605485-85AUQ5G0EI11DBV99D5B/Brain_3_Feb27.jpg Brains in Vats - Study of Brain (1) Study of a specimen at the University at Buffalo Brain Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1551287843526-P3INQPJERNSZK5Z35NAK/Brain_1_Feb27.jpg Brains in Vats - Study of Alzheimer's Brain Study of a specimen at the University at Buffalo Brain Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1551287867340-XQ1LDT7ZGIBKZO5BQKK8/Brain_2_Feb27.jpg Brains in Vats - Study of Brain (2) Study of a specimen at the University at Buffalo Brain Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1611497617329-Z50N7BPP37TO7DNETF48/Descartes+and+His+Pets.jpg Brains in Vats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1611498491105-KOJ3YHWLBF0ONXAKNNP3/COVID+Brain.jpg Brains in Vats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1552098765498-W903EQ7GPUAF5J0ZHXVV/thumbnail_MSJKirsch_MasksStillLifeMKTG.jpg Brains in Vats - The Farce of Humanity This oil painting (created in a limited red and green palette) was largely inspired by my interest over the past twenty years or so in the topic of self-deception. Masks are a symbol of deception, fakery, and hidden selves. The black mask in the composition was a gift purchased from the Kensington Market in Toronto. The dramatic shadow that it casts on the left side of the painting is suggestive of something dark and unsettling that is, perhaps, being concealed by the mask. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1552098814683-43J5C2KFSVVWJKY7CJ03/thumbnail_MSJKirsch_SkollsStillLifeMKTG.jpg Brains in Vats - Life Sucks and then You Die The human skull, which encloses the brain, is a reminder of our own mortality and limited time on Earth. It is also provides us with an unsettling glimpse of what is hidden beneath our soft skin and emotionally expressive faces. This skull, which I had purchased for a painting setup, broke into pieces under unfortunate circumstances. Upon seeing “my” shattered skull, I exclaimed, “Well, like sucks and then you die” (hence the title of the piece). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1628429204501-ML3535OQ26ZE7NKXG9N5/Alzheimer%27s+Brain+Painting.jpeg Brains in Vats - Sailing Toward Annihilation You can read a description of this piece on my blog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1628880241299-2UGGN7FWXGL38WAKF2FD/Carnival+of+Self.JPG Brains in Vats - Carnival of Self Ink on Paper (Available) My wise mother told me on more than one occasion that the only way to make it through life is by wearing different masks – presenting different selves to the world. This piece picks up on the multiple masks or selves that we reveal to the world. In creating it, I was inspired by several photos that Sktychy muse and performance artist, Janell Del Cid, posted on the Sktchy app. In many ways, social media has enhanced the performative nature of the self; we selectively, deliberately—even artistically – construct a self (or set of selves) to share to the world. And we all know that there is often a conflict or tension between this social media self and the censored self (or the self that we reveal to an intimate few, if any). All this has me wondering how our solitary COVID-19 quarantine time has affected our sense of self. There is often no one out there to laugh at our jokes, appreciate our witticisms, share our confidences, or forgive our failures. Why don a costume (or work attire), do one’s hair, shave, or wear jewelry if there is no spectator to notice and thereby give reality to this self? Do we lose part of this social self and develop a more robust interior self? Or does the interior self in fact depend upon the observation and affirmation of others? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646169909962-JJHZWBIAC47YNL3HTXJ2/Just%2BHow%2BYou%2BLike%2BIt%2B2.jpg Brains in Vats Read the description of this piece on my blog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646606195656-NOON0E9DURJ7NBPJYVP6/image-asset.jpeg Brains in Vats - No Way Out Available framed (Print available in my Etsy shop) This pen and ink explores the way that we can become trapped in our own minds. At times, as the drawing suggests, there may seem to be “no way out.” I used scribbly and jagged lines in this drawing to capture the energy of an overactive central nervous system, or brain riddled by anxiety. The figure in the drawing seems withdrawn and slightly unhinged. Her thoughts, represented by the symbols in the drawing, spiral within her. Although she might ascend the ladders in her mind, there seems to be no escape; she soon slides back down again, ensnared by her mind’s own making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646606471487-N48WRQ1EY09CNWVBQCHY/Person+Seed+JPG.jpg Brains in Vats - Person Seed Available framed (Print available in my Etsy shop) This pen and ink drawing explores the enigmatic relationship between the physical brain and our experience as conscious selves or persons. Do we as persons grow out of the brain as a tree does from a seed? The title, "Person Seed," is derived from a famous thought experiment in a paper written by Judith Jarvis Thomson. In creating this image, I sketched from images of a famous philosopher. Can you guess which one? And the brain in the drawing is based upon a specimen on display at the University at Buffalo's Brain Museum. Ink on paper Available framed $500 Prints available in my Etsy shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646606918934-7IOLXPYYX9FC7R0IGWR1/Despire%2C+Loneliness%2C+Joy%2C+%26+Ecstacy.JPG Brains in Vats - Despair, Loneliness, Joy & Ecstasy This piece is based upon a photograph of a brain that I took at the Brain Museum at the University of Buffalo. After providing us with a guided tour of the brains on display, Dr. Chris Cohan (UB professor and curator of the museum) brought out a brain on a tray for us to see and hold. The title of the piece refers to the fact that all of a human being’s mental life is in some way reducible or equivalent to this mysterious, coiled up, clay-like organ. How can this be? This piece was painted alla prima. I wanted to paint the brain in a loose fashion, keeping the paint thick and juicy, using brush stroked to capture the movement and shape of the brain’s gyri and sulci. Oil on Canvas Available Framed $350 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646607652940-N78OER856Y80B151HJAU/Roots+of+Consciousness.JPG Brains in Vats - Roots of Consciousness This piece was inspired by a panpsychist view of nature. According to panpsychism, everything in nature is conscious. When we die, the brain decomposes into individual conscious units that are recombined in nature. I tried to illustrate this by painting a twisting and turning tree that literally grows out of the figure’s brain. I used swirling patterns (in the same color as the brain) along the tree branches to signify streams of conscious thought. This piece, and Panpsychist Death, explore similar ideas. Gouache on paper Available framed $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646608809942-P7NNUQUBRQ0MWPQTI5P0/Unravel.JPG Brains in Vats - Unravel I love to paint hands because, along with faces, they are suggestive of feelings, moods, and thoughts. They are also delicate and nimble like the human brain. We can use them to create beautiful and complex music on the piano or mandolin, to express love or affection through patterned squeezes, or to call for peace through a simple gesture. In this painting, the figure’s hand is suggestive of thought and introspection, as is the direction of her gaze. Sometimes, as in cases of obsessive or ruminative thinking, our thoughts can form a negative and nearly inextricable loop. At such times, the self, or the brain, may seem to come apart. In the grip of her thoughts, the figure’s brain unravels and fades into darkness. Oil on Canvas Available $250 unframed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646609237233-SNW3RVDT0Q4FCFLEUDWD/Shadow+Side.JPG Brains in Vats - Shadow Side I created this piece after reading The Laws of Human Nature, by Robert Greene. I was inspired by Greene’s discussion of the shadow, a term that, in Jungian psychology, refers to the unconscious dark side of human personality. We often try to deny or suppress this aspect of ourselves, which can lead to trouble. With this idea in view, I gave my figure a snake for a brain and filled his abdomen with rats and cockroaches. Ink on Paper Available Framed $350 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646609304442-LCQZZD3VHYRIP92AW3EG/Illusions+and+Dreams.JPG Brains in Vats - Illusions and Dreams Available Ink and watercolor on toned paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1646616032464-2841WFGV4OHP2IY7RZK3/Panpsychist+Death.JPG Brains in Vats - Panpsychist Death “What kinds of brains have radically disunified consciousness? What we are essentially imagining here is the brain of a corpse. For the Panpsychist, there is still consciousness in a dead brain in the sense that each of the fundamental particles making it up is conscious. But in the absence of living, cognitive processes going on within it, the consciousness of the particles is not bound together in a single, unified experience.” - Philip Goff Ink on paper Available framed $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c700e2e8dfc8ca9655efee6/1659107550833-IKOKPPCJK7FWW1DATGKV/image-asset.jpeg Brains in Vats - The Ape Problem of Consciousness Please see the description my blog. 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