"Elsewhere/Change" Painting

I have enjoyed a successful 30 year career as a professional sculptor in Laguna Beach, Ca. Unfortunately, age catches up when doing the type of physically demanding work my sculpture required. In response, I have taken up painting in the last few years. While my physical being needs a rest, my creative side still demands nourishment. Absolutely love to paint, and have chosen to paint narratives over traditional scene paintings. My work depicts environments totally invented to serve my purpose. My first series of paintings, "Elsewhere", uses billboards as a surrogate for the ubiquitous smart phone and the way it removes us mentally from our physical presence. The various trees/cactus that seem to exist in both worlds are my nod to virtual reality. These paintings are inspired by the 60's book "Be Here Now".