I Put a Spell begins with the figure of the witch and opens into larger questions: who is named witch, priest, prophet, or heretic—and why? The paintings consider how ritual, magic, and ancestral wisdom live in the body, and how painting itself becomes a site of inquiry, vulnerability, and transformation. Reviewed in Artspiel.
Installation view, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn (Photo credit Matthew Sherman)
Four Sweepers of the Apocalypse, 72”x96”, oil on canvas, 2025
The Broom (After Fragonard), 54" × 62", oil on canvas, 2024
Rage of Europa (After Titian), 84” × 62”, oil on canvas, 2024
Let Go, Let Come (After Goya), 72” × 84”, oil on canvas, 2025
Let Go, Let Come (After Goya), (detail)
Let Go, Let Come (After Goya), (detail)
Four Entered the Orchard, 60” × 72”, oil on canvas, 2026
Four Entered the Orchard, (detail)
Four Entered the Orchard, (detail)
Scapegoat, 30”x 40”, oil on panel, 2026
Circle Maker, 30”x 40”, oil on panel, 2026
Repair, 30”x 40”, oil on panel, 2026
Repair, (detail)
Secret Cords, 8” x 10”, oil on panel, 2026
Binding #3, 9” x 12”, acrylic on paper, 2026 (unframed)
Binding #1, 9” x 12”, acrylic on paper, 2026 (unframed)
Binding #2, 9” x 12”, acrylic on paper, 2026 (unframed)
Binding #4, 9” x 12”, acrylic on paper, 2026 (unframed)
Sweep #1, 9”x 12”, gouache on paper, 2025 (framed 11.5”x14.5”)
Sweep #2, 9” x 12”, gouache on paper, 2025 (framed 11.5”x14.5”)
Sweep #3, 9" × 12", acrylic on paper, 2026 (framed 11.5”x14.5”)
Sweep #4, 9" × 12", acrylic on paper, 2026 (framed 11.5”x14.5”)
The Mentor, 18” x 24”, oil on panel, 2026
The Quickening (Panel 1 of Madonna Triptych), 24” x 30” oil on panel, 2025
The Crowning (Panel 2 of Madonna Triptych), 24” x 30” oil on panel, 2025
The Afterbirth (Panel 3 of Madonna Triptych), 24” x 30” oil on panel, 2025
The Clearning, 60” x 72”, oil on canvas, 2026
Four Entered the Orchard, 16” x 20”, gouache on paper, 2026
Four Entered the Orchard (detail), 16” x 20”, gouache on paper, 2026
Installation views, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn (Photo credit Matthew Sherman)
All Photos Barry Rosenthal and SLAG&RX Gallery