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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The View from Inside

$875.00

2023

Acrylic and Latex on Canvas

36” x 36” x 1.5”

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Unframed.

This painting is another painting that did not resolve itself in a straight line from start to finish. It started out rotated on its left side. As one can see the painting is divided into three sections. Originally there was a figurative element in the middle section. Upon turning it on its side I saw a landscape emerge. I kept the top and bottom sections simple while brushy mark-making occupies the middle. This painting is still a bit of an enigma to me.