art

Garden Letters

Merging my gardening, with drawing, and communication with friends. Drawing may be one of the earliest forms of communication. We can draw a parallel between seed dispersal and language. Between roots and language. Between the movement of people and the variety of plant species we find. Recently, I’ve become very dedicated to the propagation of […]

Motor Oil

I paint with used motor oil that would normally be discarded. This material is toxic and has none of the archaival qualities of artists materials. A painting on paper fades and disappears in a short few months. There is a parallel between the disappearing painting and the fact that this resource is limited and unsustainable. […]

Solitary bee

There are a great many types of bees. The particular bee in this painting is called a solitary bee and has a green furry back. She and her kind place their young in hollow reeds. They create a wax next inside, fill it with honey and larvae, cap it off and place another on top. […]

We Are The Storm

Oil on Canvas 3 x 4′ The inspiration for this work comes from industrial processes. Raw materials are dug out of the earth and smoke stacks send altered particles that have lived underground for millennia into the sky. This mixing-bowl approach to the elements, landscape and atmosphere drives our technological advancements. We have become so […]