This is a new piece, a little 6″ by 8″ canvas, that I finished in the last few days. It is in the same vein as my Archaeology series although it is without the artifacts beneath the surface. I personally refer to them as Strata pieces.
The Strata work still exposes the underground timeline but relies on the rhythm and color of the layers to carry the painting. There is also a chair aboveground in this painting, something that I never used in the Archaeology work, which was intentionally left devoid of human evidence outside of the underground artifacts. The inclusion of the chair puts this piece more in the present time, the time of man. The Archaeology series hinted more at being in the future, in a world without man.
I call this piece On the Shoulders of Time. It is just a reminder of how we are the result of all that has come before us. Every decision, every action, everything good and bad that preceded us, has brought each of us to this juncture in time. Our decisions, our actions, will determine how and where that chair sits for future generations.
Redtree Times 
This is brilliant, I love the idea it is based on. I think at my time in life, I would move the chair back in beween the two trees, and ponder on what has been before. And will it help what is yet to come, if not, what can be changed if anything, to make a difference to where the chair can go. Your feeling for your art shows through in it.
Thank you. I like the idea of placing the chair between the trees and have played around a bit with this idea in the past. You might see one in the future…
Speaking as an archaeologist: gorgeous! Want!
Thanks. Always glad to have the real experts weigh in!
I’ve been looking this one over with a lot of interest.
What intrigues me most is the person who isn’t there. At first I considered the possibility that the chair is awaiting its “sitter”.
Now, I see it differently. The “boulders” beneath the surface remind me of events that break the easy flow of time. When those events push up to the surface, they can knock us right out of our chairs – looks like my imaginary sitter got out of there in the nick of time!
Thanks. I like your interpretation…