“With this series I wanted to address the idea of religion being what one does “religiously”. Whether it’s a physical action, a psychological habit or something mundane that’s repeated again and again, it’s a behavior performed religiously. I paint a lot of animals. I wanted also to focus on the fact that one of the many actions I perform religiously is the painting of animals. I decided to do the whole show with animals without using any personification (no coffee drinking beavers). I’ll be paying attention to the psychological intentions behind the behaviors and adding a slight “church altar” feel to each while leaving theology out of the narrative.”  
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