Canyon / monotype / 6"h x 6"w /
available for sale
Southwest Series browse
In 2004 and 2006, I traveled to the southwest to visit several national parks. I hiked through canyons and gorges in Capital Reef National Park in Utah, observed "hoodoos" at Bryce Canyon, and visited old volcanic sites outside of Albuquerque. I made drawings and watercolors emphasizing the dramatic shapes and brilliant colors of these rocky landscapes. When I returned to the studio, I made this series of monotypes, solar etchings and woodcuts.
Newfoundland Series browse
In the summer of 2000, I returned to Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park. The broad spaces, bare windswept trees and craggy rocks of Gros Morne National Park challenged me. I gathered my material for these works from long hours of on-site drawing, as well as impressions taken from a helicopter ride and several boat trips.
Vermont Series browse
I created a group of monotypes, drawings, and woodcuts of Vermont, while I was a resident at the Vermont Studio Center. This series includes Mountain in Snow and the triptych, The La Moille River. Another series of monotypes, woodcuts, and drawings is based on waterfalls in Vermont. I spent two weeks in front of one waterfall studying the movement of the water over the rocks. This meditation resulted in Rapids, Silence/Falls and Falls, Morning Light.
Betty the Orangutan / etching / 19"h x 24"w / available for sale
Kudzu Series browse
The Kudzu Series evolved while I was working as an artist resident at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Sweet Briar, Virginia. Most of the trees and hills are covered with the pernicious Kudzu vine which gives the landscape an eerie topiary-like quality. From my studio windows, I could see bushes that were choked with the Kudzu vine. Depending on the light and shadows at different times of the day, I could imagine that I was looking at all sorts of animals and birds.
Animals browse
The animal series is primarily my early work. I made several trips to the zoo where I observed and sketched the animals. At that time I was working on etchings as well as woodcuts. I am amused and fascinated by the different personalities of the animals.
Selected Early Pieces browse
These are a few works that I consider important growth points in my career.
