Cling
9" x 12"
oil pastel, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
9" x 12"
oil pastel, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
Separation
9" x 12"
oil pastel, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
9" x 12"
oil pastel, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
Summon
8.5" x 8"
soft pastel, ink, colored pencil on paper
8.5" x 8"
soft pastel, ink, colored pencil on paper
Scale
ink, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
ink, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
Elegy
ink, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
ink, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
Episode
acrylic, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
acrylic, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
Flare
8" x 8"
oil pastel, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
8" x 8"
oil pastel, soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
Concertina
9" x 12"
Soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
9" x 12"
Soft pastel, colored pencil on paper
Artist Statement
What is the purpose of a traditional field guide? To identify, dissect, and attempt to give order to the wildness and unpredictability of nature. Instead of a scientific study of plants, my field guide celebrates mystery.
I set up my specimens with strong, colored lighting. I play with suspending plants from the ceiling or arcing them out from walls to create unusual shadows. As I paint the plant on a white background, the shadows become extra petals and stems, add new textures, drift, and mimic. A metaphor reveals itself.
What is the purpose of a traditional field guide? To identify, dissect, and attempt to give order to the wildness and unpredictability of nature. Instead of a scientific study of plants, my field guide celebrates mystery.
I set up my specimens with strong, colored lighting. I play with suspending plants from the ceiling or arcing them out from walls to create unusual shadows. As I paint the plant on a white background, the shadows become extra petals and stems, add new textures, drift, and mimic. A metaphor reveals itself.