The design of “Relevator” references traditional color diagrams. As the colors change, color relationships within the composition change, and the impression conveyed by the composition evolves. This unusual type of evolution is essential to color-changing light art. As I continue this work, I am interested in how color-change acts in different compositional arrangements. I avoid random color groupings by intentionally selecting "clusters" of colors that seem to have a coherent quality as the hues shift in time.

Layering the square-and-surround patterns lends a sense of depth to the composition. Every new light painting evokes new ideas for color-change programming. This piece may call for future development. Construction completed in October 2022. Dimensions: 18”w X 24”h X 5”d.

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“Urban Breeze” introduces a sense of atmosphere into a light painting. The design is abstract, but sky and ground are implied, with color areas broken up or blended to lend lightness and air to the vista. 
Date: May 2022.       Size: 18”w x 24”h x 5”d.

Color-change programming for  The Window  includes random color selections that are constrained by prescribed relationships of color-difference between areas in the composition.
Size:      18”w x 24”h x 5”d 
Materials: RGB LED strips, acrylic screen, wood cabinet. Partitioning of plastic, and wood.
                           Digital micro-processor with electronics.
User Controls: On/Off , Brightness, Color change-rate. 
Date:      2020-2021

"Nova" is a light painting made in 2003 that uses complementary hues of blue and amber. The hues mix to white when both colors of LEDs are fully on. There are no white LEDs in this piece. Nova's four-way symmetry reflects the logic structure of the electronic circuit that drives LED fade patterns.    Size - 2' x 2' on the diagonal.  Materials: Colored LEDs, analog electronic circuit, plastic screen, wooden case.

I turn to painting for spontaneous contact with work that evolves even as it is made, in contrast to light-paintings, which require distinct stages of design and construction.