Gate Keeper

oil on canvas - 2012 - 50cm x 50cm - (available, $800 USD).

The Keepers of Chefchaouen, in my imagination, represent the countless old men who sit around the edges of Uta Hammam square in the center of the “City of the Blue Pearl” of Morocco.

The Gate Keeper, seemed to me to be the most ancient, with a discerning patience and wisdom that comes from knowing every soul that lives in this small mountain city. We all want to know we are seen and are safe. This man’s piercing eyes and quiet confidence made me think of one who keeps watch over everyone’s coming and going. It was the first in a series that taught me much about paint and painting.

Varnished and framed in black wood