The ART of R. S. CONNETT

I'm fascinated by structures in nature of decay and rejuvenation. Rebirth from a hibernation. The cycles of nature in the raw. I am fascinated by the way man strives to mimic nature in order to fulfill aspirations to become what we perceive as God. I am frustrated by our inability to express things of importance through our language. The possibilities of augmenting life so as to prolong it. The mixing of organic life created in Nature, and man's attempts to build similar structures in machine forms. This gives me hope, for I dread that death is nonexistence. I am enamored of our reinvention of science. I am at a loss at the realization that it is to late to avoid the coming cataclysms in nature. The death of the world as I have known it. These are some of the ideas that inspire the images I paint. It is a self portrait.