A Softened Landscape

Charcoal on paper, 22 3/4 x 29 7/8 inches, 2012

This drawing’s title refers to the magical way that snow blankets and obscures a landscape. Only certain outcroppings or other features remain visible, creating an entirely new “negative space” landscape.

Air Made Visible

Charcoal on paper, 30 x 34 inches, 2012

When there’s enough moisture in the air, the simple movement of air gliding through trees becomes a mesmerizing visual of trees disappearing and reappearing in a quiet rhythm.

An Open Horizon

Charcoal on paper, 30 x 30 inches, 2012

Big skies and cloud formations are endlessly captivating.

Perseverance

Charcoal on paper, 18 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches, 2012

While doing some research, I came across the beautiful ice-scape photography of Frank Hurley (1885-1962), who was the official photographer aboard the ‘Endurance’ as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914 – 1917. In our present day of climate change – 100 years after that expedition – the sight of icebergs evokes different meanings, thoughts and feelings than in Hurley’s day.

Three States of Being

Charcoal on paper, 26 1/4 x 40 inches, 2012

This drawing’s title refers to water’s three states, which co-mingle in this landscape.

A Shifting Geology