All Things Must Pass, oil on canvas, 73.75 x 61 cm
Occasionally I make realistic paintings that are not about what we see but about an idea that applies to the world we see. I tried to paint the candle so that it sits lightly in the hand, suggesting the ephemeral nature of existence.
I wouldn't call it a surrealist painting because this image could exist naturally. For me, surrealism is going to a personal space that doesn't behave in the same way as the real world we share.
