Renewal, 2001
34" x 37.75", oil on panel
Awakening, 2005
18" x 26", oil on panel
Disillusionment, 1999,
33.75” x 33.5”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Emergence, 1999
16” x 20”, oil on panel
Portrait (commissioned), c. 1998
16” x 20”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Portrait with Train, 1991
24.5” x 30”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Deep Sea Diver, 1992
24” x 22”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Spirit House, 1991
34.25" x 27", oil on panel
Collection of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, and Wolf, Sherman Oaks, CA
Two Trees, 1990
29.5” x 38.75”, oil and gold leaf on panel
Private Collection
Two Paths 1990
31.5” x 38.25”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Tornado, 1990
37” x 37”, oil on panel
Tender Guardians, 1990
37" x 37", oil on panel
Promise Held, 1989
24 1/2” X 48 1/4”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Blushing Sky, 1990
20.5” x 40.5”, oil on panel
Private Collection
The Whisper of a Flame, 1989
63" x 96 ½", oil on panel
Falling, 1989
48" x 30", oil on panel
Between Two Worlds, 1988
49" X 67”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Drapery Character Study, 1988
13" x 21", oil on panel
The Tree Where Hope was Born, 1988
49" x 30", oil on panel
The Night That Listened, 1987
49” x 30", oil on panel
Tomorrow Comes at Night, 1988
49" x 30", oil on panel
To Tread Without a Song, 1987
30" x 49", oil on panel
One Step, One Man, 1988
37" x 26", oil on panel
Thin, Thin Line, 1987
35” x 25”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Self-Portrait, 1987
11" x 23", oil on panel
Untitled, 1987
11" x 23", oil on panel
Soft as Thunder, 1987
22" x 39", oil on panel
Private Collection
The Forgiving, 1986
20" x 13 ½", oil on panel
Private Collection
The Discovery, 1985
24" x 27" oil on panel
Private Collection
The Magician, 1985
18" x 30", oil on panel
Collection Laguna Art Museum Trust
Silent Voices, 1986
42 3/4” x 47 1/2", oil on panel
Private Collection
Hovering, 1986
25" x 44", oil on panel
Private Collection
Languor's Touch, 1986
34" x 20", oil on panel
Private Collection
The Secret, 1986
44 1/2" x 55 1/2", oil on panel
Waking Minds, 1987
46" X 72", oil on panel
The Harbouring, 1986
49 1/2" x 87 1/2", oil on panel
Detail, The Harbouring, 1986
49 1/2" x 87 1/2", oil on panel
The Beckoning, 1985-86
5’ x 11', oil on panel
Private Collection
Detail, The Beckoning, 1985-86
5’ x 11', oil on panel
Private Collection
The Island, 1985
6’ x 8’, oil on panel
Collection of Oceanside Museum, Oceanside, California
Detail, The Island, 1985
6’ x 8’, oil on panel
Preparatory Oil Sketch for The Island,
18" x 24", oil on panel
Private Collection
On The Edge, 1995,
64” x 52”, oil on panel
Moose on Stilts, 1992
50” x 39”, oil on panel
Private Collection
High Wire Goat, 1992
48.5” x 38.5”, oil on panel
The Ram and The Kiss, 1992
52" x 40.25", oil on panel
The Last Masquerade, 1992
51.5" x 39", oil on panel
The Humble Explorer, 1992
51” x 37”, oil on panel
Private Collection
The Art of Negotiation, 1992
23" x 35.25", oil on panel
Private Collection
Waiting for the Light, 1995
17.5" x 21.5", oil on panel
Day of Wonder, 1992
34” x 22.5”, oil on panel
Looking For Magic, 1992
27” x 24”, oil on panel
Darwinian Disguise, 1995
17.5" x 21.5", oil on panel
Meeting of the Minds, 1995
17.5" x 21.5", oil on panel
Nature/Nurture, 1995,
25.5” x 32.5”, oil on panel
Blind In Love, 1995,
15.5” x 25”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Cause For Paws, 1995,
18” x 27”, oil on panel
Owl, 1992
14" x 12", oil on panel
Bat, 1992
14" x 12", oil on panel
Elephant, 1992
14" x 12", oil on panel
Dove, 1992
14" x 12", oil on panel
Creation/Extinction, 1992
24” x 22”, oil on panel
Collection of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, and Wolf
Sherman Oaks, CA
Foraging in a Baroque Dream, 1992
24” x 22”, oil on panel
Collection of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, and Wolf
Sherman Oaks, CA
Learning to Slow Down, 1992
27.5" x 22.5", oil on panel
Private Collection
Sanctuary, 1995,
20.75” x 29.5”, oil on panel
Living In A Shell, 1995
21.25” x 17.25”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Putting Down Roots, 1995,
23.25” x 19.5”, oil on panel
Private Collection
Thought’s Dominion, 1991
37.25” x 29”, oil on panel
Face of Change, 1991
37.25" x 29", oil on panel
Forgotten Twins 1991
37.25” x 29”, oil on panel
Collection of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, and Wolf
Sherman Oaks, CA
Sheltered Hush, 1991
28.25” x 30”, oil on panel
Door to Twilight, 1991
28.25" x 30", oil on panel
Private Collection
Bitter Ground, Sweet Wind, 1991
31" x 50", oil on panel
Furrow, 1990
20.5” x 20.5”, oil on panel
Collection of Southern California Gas Company
Plain, 1990
20.5” x 20.5”, oil on panel
Collection of Fulbright and Jaworski
Los Angeles, CA
Field, 1990
20.5” x 20.5”, oil on panel
Collection of Southern California Gas Company
Marsh, 1990
20.5” x 20.5”, oil on panel
Collection of Southern California Gas Company
Untitled #1, 1990
11” x 11”, oil on panel
Untitled #2, 1990
11” x 11”, oil on panel
Untitled #4, 1990
11” x 11”, oil on panel
Untitled #5, 1990
11” x 11”, oil on panel
Untitled #6, 1990
11” x 11”, oil on panel
Untitled #7, 1990
11” x 11”, oil on panel
Untitled #8, 1990
11” x 11”, oil on panel
Untitled #9, 1990
11” x 11”, oil on panel
Naket Mind, 1984
52" x 52" x 6", oil, acrylic, and graphite on wood and plastic
Collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Detail, Naked Mind, 1984
oil, acrylic, and graphite on wood and plastic
The Music Behind the Moon, 1984
52" x 52" x 8", oil, acrylic, lacquer, graphite, and bronze powder on wood and plastic
Private Collection
Detail, The Music Behind the Moon, 1984
oil, acrylic, lacquer, graphite, and bronze powder on wood and plastic
Conflicting Ideals: Problems and Solutions, 1983
23" x 23", oil, acrylic, and graphite on wood, plastic, and aerofoam
Conflicting Ideals: The Value of Expression, 1983
23" x 23", oil, acrylic, pastel, and graphite on wood, plaster, and aerofoam
Conflicting Ideals: The Minding of Manners, 1983
23" x 23", oil, acrylic, pastel, and graphite on wood and plaster
Conflicting Ideals: Visual Mechanics, 1983
23" x 23", oil, acrylic, pastel, and graphite on wood, plaster, and aluminum
Private Collection
Conflicting Ideals: Frequent Returning, 1982
23" x 23" x 6", oil, acrylic, and sand on wood, aerofoam, and glass
Private Collection
Conflicting Ideals: Patterns of Thinking, 1982
23" x 23" x 6", oil, acrylic, and lacquer on wood, aerofoam, plaster, vinly, and glass
Private Collection
Conflicting Ideals: Empty Set, 1982
23" x 23" x 6", oil and acrylic on wood, aerofoam, plaster, and glass
Private Collection
Conflicting Ideals: Relax and Rewind, 1982
23" x 23" x 8", oil, acrylic, and sand on wood, metal, aerofoam, and plaster
Private Collection
Inter-Rational: Black and White, 1983
23.5" x 9" x 10", acrylic, lacquer, graphite, pastel, and prisma color on wood and metal
Inter-Rational: Rock, 1983
23.5" x 9" x 10", acrylic and graphite on wood and polyester
Inter-Rational: Brick, 1983
23.5" x 9" x 10", acrylic and graphite on wood and polyester
Inter-Rational: Figurine, 1983
14" x 14" x 8.5", acrylic on wood and ceramic
Inter-Rational: Stud, 1983
14" x 14" x 11", acrylic, lacquer, and money on wood and vinyl
Inter-Rational: Vitruvian Mondrian, 1983
14" x 14" x 10", acrylic and prisma color on wood
The Perils of Denial, 1981
19" x 16" x 25", lacquer, acrylic, and enamel on wood, polyester, and glass
Frames of Mind: The Infusion of Anger, 1981
19" x 16" x 25", acrylic and enamel on wood, polyester, plastic, and glass
Frames of Mind: The Imminence of Apathy, 1981
19" x 16" x 25", acrylic and enamel on wood, polyester, plastic, and glass
Frames of Mind: The Solace of Acceptance, 1981
19" x 16" x 25", acrylic and enamel on wood, polyester, plastic, and glass
Private Collection
Figurative Painting in Oil on Panel
Lavender studied and practices the oil-on-panel techniques that were in use from the Renaissance through the 19th century, many of them originally developed by Leonardo da Vinci and shared with his apprentices in his Treatise on Painting. Among these techniques is the application of many thin, transparent layers, called “glazing,” which creates a luminous effect as light bounces from the painting’s white ground through the paint layers, then to the viewer’s eye.
Animal Subjects in Oil on Panel
In some ways, animal subjects incite more empathy in viewers than do images of the human figure. This may be because of the cultural loading brought to representations of the human figure, such as signifiers of gender, time (when?), or place (where ?).
Landscape and Architectural Subjects in Oil on Panel
Pictorial Reliefs in Mixed Media
Sculptural Tableaux in Mixed Media