One of the main ideas behind my work is a desire to challenge the idealization of rugged individualism that is the hallmark of so much colonial American Western art. I’m interested in communities, in complex ecosystems and the interconnectedness of all things. So that’s what this stuff is about.

Here’s a recent piece from my “Frost in the Forecast” series. The doily is drawn in scratchboard and the rest is painted with acrylics. These still life works depict the last, precious bouquets from my November garden, before the final killing frost. I loved exploring this limited palette!

#superb_owl Sunday?! I’ve drawn lots of owls over the years, but this snowy owl from 2022 feels just right for today.

Here’s a look back at my favorite, most vulnerable piece from 2024.
“Garden Party”
24”x24”
scratchboard and acrylic on panel
I discovered the alt text feature this morning!

I’ve been working on this grizzly

“Ribbon” 2024
18”x24”
Scratchboard drawing and acrylic painting on Ampersand claybord panel

Trying to make beautiful, meaningful things through all this.

Here’s my most recent finished work, “Frost in the Forecast no. 2”
-scratchboard (the lace) and acrylic (everything that’s not lace) on panel
-12”x12”

A portrait of the very last bouquet from my garden this year, before winter set in.