Many layers and iterations built up this work. A hand-drawn stencil; stripes painted, cut from an old book (1800s) found in an attic, and from a road atlas.

Compendium of Forms, 24 x 24 inches, mixed media on cradled birch board. Available.

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This painting began with an entirely different painting underneath. Bits and pieces of the old one show through, and lent a hand in building the texture of the layers on top.

Winter Work, 12 x 12 x 2.5 inches, acrylic on canvas. Available.

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Having spent most of my life living in and exploring Wisconsin, this little painting calls to mind the southwestern part of the state.

Driftless, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, mixed media on canvas. Available.

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A loose grid containing ideas about light and the structures and spaces it shines into and on.

Waking Hours, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, mixed media on canvas. Available.

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Where does inspiration come from? For me, it's the painting itself. Applying paint, watching & feeling the brush move, and then standing back to see what occurs to me next.

Mapping the Stars, 12 x 12 inches, mixed media on birch board. Sold.

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Palimpsest ... writing, then erasing — but never completely ... so old versions still appear faintly. Here, layers are built upon layers, allowing some earlier shapes and marks to show up alongside the new.

Palimpsest, 12 x 12 inches, mixed media on birch board. Available.

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This painting began only with shapes, textures, and colors placed without an end result in mind. The challenge was to bring them together into a consistent whole.

Drawing Room, 12 x 12 inches, mixed media on birch board. Available

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My fascination with etymology began in early childhood before I could read. In this piece, letter forms become visual language.

Écriture, 12 x 12 inches, mixed media on birch board. Available.

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Why the fuck are we talking about making Canada a 51st state, while Puerto Rico and Washington DC are RIGHT THERE WAITING????

From Heather Cox Richardson's letter of December 3: "The events in Seoul also cemented the shift in social media from X to Bluesky, where news was breaking faster than anywhere else, in a way that echoed what Twitter used to be."

Significant mention, I say.
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I finally cut the ties to that other place. Feels better already.