I had read somewhere that the irises of our eyes are like fingerprints, none of them are alike. This intrigued me, so when I stumbled upon a business that photographed your irises, I handed over my charge card. The setup was just like going to the ophthalmologist for an eye exam. I put my chin in a cupped holder facing a large piece of equipment, which was the camera equipment. The camera was moved into position very close to each of my eyes. It took longer to write up the order than it took to take the image. Later, I received an email with a download link to retrieve the digital images of my irises.

As expected, my right and left eyes didn’t match, although they had mostly the same colors. For my upcoming show in NYC in November, I decided to make a painting inspired by my irises. Those iris photos are the inspiration for the painting that is currently on my easel.

These daily studio notes lead toward my 2026 solo exhibitions in New York City and  Poughkeepsie, NY.