Byrdcliffe Arts Colony — 2025
WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK
During my Byrdcliffe Artist-in-Residence is where the Structural Omission framework took shape. During this residency, I formalized the system’s internal logic and developed four core paintings that anchor the series. The work here marks the moment the framework shifted from an intuition to a structured, named methodology — a decisive pivot in the evolution of my practice. New questions emerged about how and if one can represent the unknowable in paint.
Key Developments
- Formalized the Structural Omission framework and articulated its internal logic
- Developed four core paintings that define the system
- Clarified the logic of omission and structural thresholds
- Established the language and conceptual scaffolding that carries into later residencies
- Documented process sequences in essays, photos, and painting
The Work
It Made Sense to Her
oil and mixed media on canvas
40 x 24 in
June 2025
The Path Split Long Before She Noticed
oil and mixed media on canvas
40 x 24 in
June 2025
She Stood in a Place that would not Hold
oil and mixed media on canvas
40 x 24 in
June 2025
Process



Details



Studio

Studio Arrival

Byrdcliffe Studio (May/June 2025)

Open Studios Byrdcliffe June 2025

Villetta Inn, Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, NY

Studio, Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, NY

Studio, Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, NY
Related Links
Structural Omission Framework
Core Paintings
Byrdcliffe Essays
– Post-Certainty Era: Painting in the Age of AI
– The Second Painting’s Already Pushing Back
– Progress Report From the Woods – Byrdcliffe
→ Next Residency: Vermont Studio Center 2025
→ Previous Residency: Vermont Studio Center 2024
Works Developed Post Residency
These paintings were developed after Byrdcliffe, following biographical narrative interviews with fellow residents and reference images gathered during the residency. They extend the questions that emerged in the studio and carry the framework forward.



