This series (created in (1974) explores the tension between organic form and symbolic abstraction through recurring motifs of broken heads and eggs. Rendered in oil and pencil on rag paper, each work invites reflection on projection of identity, gaze, and fragility. Whether isolated or paired, these elemental shapes evoke presence, memory, and transformation—anchoring the viewer in a quiet dialogue between figure and void.

Heads and Eggs: Studies in Form & Identity

See three related works.

Block Jockey Head, pencil on rag paper, 15x18” (1974)

Red Egg - Yellow Egg, oil on paper, 10x14 (1974)

White Egg, oil on paper, 10x14” (1974)

Black Jockey Head Backwards, oil on paper, 12x16” (1974)

Jockey Head Looking Right, oil on canvas,12x16, (in private collection (1974)

Red, White - Black Eggs, oil on paper, 10x12” (1974)

Broken Egg, pencil on rag paper, 10x12” (1974)

Black Jockey Head Looking Left, oil on rag paper, 12x16” (1974)

Black Head - Black Egg, oil on paper, 10x14” (1974)

Wood & Egg, pencil on rag paper, 10”12” (1974)