The Symphony Collection embodies a convergence of auditory imagination and visual expression. Each work transposes the rhythms and tones that resonate within my mind onto canvas, creating compositions where color, texture, and form become instruments in a unified orchestration. In this creative process, I become both conductor and composer, guiding the viewer through movements that unfold like musical scores translated into visual form. Each piece is a living composition that invites viewers to experience the unseen melodies and intricate harmonies that exist within the quiet expanses of the mind.

Symphony, in the Meadow ©2019 is a radiant orchestration of color, where each stroke becomes a note in an unfolding visual score. Swirls of yellow, blue, and green pulse with an inner cadence, evoking the quiet harmonies and rhythmic breath of a meadow in bloom.

The canvas serves as both stage and score, a space where movement and stillness coexist. Across its textured surface, pigments intertwine like melodic lines, building a composition that feels spontaneous yet deeply composed. Beneath the vibrant surface, subtle layers of color provide structure, their tactile resonance sustaining the rhythm that animates the work.

As the hues shift and converse, they summon the essence of living nature,  the murmur of wind through grass, the tremor of petals, the invisible hum of light. The result is a meditation on vitality itself: a moment when the land seems to sing, and every brushstroke becomes both melody and memory.

​Stretched and sized at 66.5 x 41 inches (168.91 x 104.14 cm).

Le Cirque de Soleil ©2023

​For an actor, performance is life. For the viewer, life is a performance. Le Cirque de Soleil is a colorful narrative about two performers embarking on a magical mystery tour, exuding poised elegance. As the painting takes shape, the characters emerge subconsciously, guided by the interplay of color and form. The colors themselves become a musical soundtrack, setting the tone and creating metaphors for the enchanting world of two circus performers in motion.

The dialogue between visual and musical rhythm is expressed through dynamic lines, shapes, and shades of color, symbolizing the unity of natural and spiritual forces that shape the relationships between art and life. My approach blends abstract expressionism with geometric detail, capturing the spontaneity of emotions and the unpredictability of the human experience. Each brushstroke and color overlay unravels a narrative set against bold contrasts, inviting the viewer to reflect on their own complexities.

This piece embodies the vibrancy of life itself—dynamic, unpredictable, and utterly beautiful. It is designed to infuse any living space with spirited energy, merging art with the pulse of daily existence. Le Cirque de Soleil offers not just a visual experience, but an invitation to embrace the rhythm of life—where the art you see becomes as alive and transformative as the life you live.

Completed in the spring of 2023 at my studio in New York.  

Sized at 48 x 39.5 inches (121.92 x 100.33 cm).

Unscripted No. 30 is part of the Symphonies collection, where light and shadow engage in a delicate dance, captured in a striking white-on-black composition. Against a deep, inky background, vivid white strokes pulse like notes in a silent symphony, their rhythm punctuated by the contrast between clarity and obscurity. The canvas becomes a stage for this dynamic interplay, where each bold stroke conveys both tension and release, like music emerging from silence.

Using a combination of acrylic and enamel, Michaels' layers textures that add depth and movement, infusing the work with energy and restraint. Each stroke seems deliberate, as if it is part of an ongoing composition—a conversation between spontaneity and structure. The contrast of white on black mirrors the duality of human experience, where moments of clarity emerge from confusion, and light finds its way through the darkness of the mind.

This piece invites the viewer into a world where the boundaries between light and dark, order and chaos, blur. It becomes more than an artwork, it’s an experience, that speaks to both the intellect and the senses, offering a space for reflection, discovery, and emotional resonance. Here, the visual tension of the composition is felt, as much as it is seen, creating a dialogue that lingers long after the first encounter.

​Stretched and sized at 26 x 26.25 inches ( 66.04 x 66.67 cm).