Skull By Candlelight

"The subject matter was inspired by the vanitas still life genre of art. A vanitas is a symbolic work of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure and the certainty of death. I feel that the candle in my painting indicates this through the melting wax. The flame is not immortal, and once the wax has melted, the light will go out- a reference to the brevity of human life."