The Arcane Portrait series is the apothecary of secrets held within people, pounded in a crucible with pigments, and spread upon an awaiting canvas. The esoteric inner life of a subject is disclosed in a frozen moment for all naked eyes to absorb.  The realism of the portrayal is kept eschewed by the revelations that emerge through the thin skin of physical appearances. With this series, Dorian Gray’s portrait has been taken from the attic and presented above the piano. Colors attach themselves to individual psyches.  The atmosphere mixes with personal thoughts. To see these paintings is to know the true subjects beneath the multiple layers of paint and personality.