Paintings and Drawings > 2016-2017 Paintings

Pine trees with sunlight, abstract painting, sun
Acrylic on paper
24"x18"
2016
Pine Pitch
Acrylic on Arches Hot Press
30"x22"
2017
Looking Up, Periphery
Acrylic on Canvas
16"x20"
2017
Liquidity and Light
Acrylic on Paper
22"x30"
2017
Into the Deep
Acrylic on Arches Hot Press
46"x48"
2017
We are still here
Acrylic on paper
28.75"x21.25"
2016
Sky daylight summer dusk
Acrylic on paper
18"x24"
2016
New Greens (installed at Groundwork! New Bedford, MA)
Acrylic on Arches Hot Press
48"x46"
2017
Far away beneath
Acrylic on paper
16"x12"
2016
abstract painting sun colors rainbow sunlight sunbeam
Acrylic on paper
16"x12"
2016
Sunlight through trees, abstract foliage, leaves, sun
Acrylic on paper
21.25"x28.75"
2016
Foliage summer trees leaves painting
Acrylic on paper
24"x18"
2016
Tree limb
Acrylic on paper
18"x24"
2016
I'm not an island
Acrylic on paper
30"x22"
2016
Warm Nothingness
Acrylic on Panel
11"x14"
2016
Moose Tells All
Acrylic on Canvas
39"x56"
2016
Deer Flash
Acrylic on Canvas
40"x48"
2016

Using the language of paint and installation I fold beauty and darkness into visually complex and contemplative spaces where things may not be quite as they seem. I explore the medium of paint by asking the question ‘What can painting do that only painting can do?’

In the ‘Looking Up, Looking Down’ series I focus above and below the horizon line. Taking my iPhone out for walks into the woods I photograph close detail shots of the forest floor then flip to the ‘selfie’ mode to photograph what hovers directly above. The majority of the paintings in this gallery are from this series and begin with a photograph of either the ground or sky space. ‘Far Away Beneath’ is an amalgam of the two spaces (above and below).

My ongoing interest in painting’s relationship to photography is evident throughout my work’s spatial qualities. This interest is explored more directly in my ongoing series ‘Searching for Life’ that uses motion-activated camera-trap images of wild animals as reference. With this surveillance technology we can now ask - do all mother doe carry their fawn on their back? The last two images 'Deer Flash' and 'Moose Tells All' are from this series.

The spectrum between natural and man-made is explored throughout my work. I offer a playful, earnest and personal reflection of our interconnectedness as homo sapiens to fellow green, furry and living beings on this fragile blue planet.