The Synapses
Mixed-media (oil), 18 × 24 in.
There is an unspoken, undeniable bond between flora and fauna — a quiet conversation that holds whole ecosystems together. The Synapses captures that intimate exchange: a watchful stag nestled in a riot of wildflowers, its antlers curving like neural branches reaching into a sunlit forest. Warm, autumnal trunks rise behind him while cool floral blues and fiery reds dance at his feet, suggesting simultaneous calm and kinetic energy.
Through layered brushwork and the tactile depth of mixed media, the painting maps connections rather than boundaries. Light threads through leaves and petals onto the animal’s flank, emphasizing how shelter, sight, scent and sustenance pass back and forth between plant and animal life. The antlers — part organic, part symbolic — become a visual metaphor for signaling: touchpoints where root, bloom and beast meet.
Measured and intimate at 18 × 24 inches, The Synapses invites the viewer to slow down and witness reciprocity: how pollination and protection, seed and movement, memory and movement all depend on one another. It’s a meditation on mutualism — a reminder that the world’s beauty exists because everything listens, responds, and holds each other up.