LANDSCAPES

Having lived in Illinois all my life the local landscape is as much apart of me as the land is to a farmer. The landscapes I sculpt are flat, dark, airy, filled with groves of trees, or posts but mostly the sky and land are the main subject. It is a subject I have consistently included in my work. The ease in which a landscape becomes a simplistic form allows for investigation of material and a gestural approach. Because I can close my eyes and see the region around me I am free to explore different color combinations and compositions. The Home of the Range Series is a recent development. Based compositionally on old photos and post cards of slaughtered bison, this series explores my concern in the harm we do as humans to the landscape, animals and other people.

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Bombing a Beautiful Day

$100.00

2022

9” x 12”

Acrylic on Yupo

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Unframed. Free shipping in the US. Can be viewed at thearthouse.us

A series of blue and black washes make up this small painting. The final application of opacity was applied by dropping the paint onto a wet surface. Sometimes a painting has a direction dictated by the subject, but in this case the subject came about organically. I’m not even sure I saw a landscape until after the final layer of paint was added.