My paintings come from an unapologetic desire to describe the beauty of the natural world. In these dark times, when our planet and our very existence have never been more threatened, beauty is light and truth. It reminds us of what we have and warns us of what we will lose. It appeals to our better selves and calls for stewardship. I most often paint the landscape of my two very different, but equally beautiful homes––the Virginia countryside and Pacific Northwest. The quiet, harmonious rhythms of the Virginia Piedmont and the Blue Ridge beyond, contrast with the rugged, majestic mountains of the Northwest. One tame, one wild––and both threatened. The delicate and, at times, ephemeral, quality of pastel is the perfect medium to convey the fragile beauty of these places.
A Quiet Echo
Pastel and watercolor on sandpaper, 12" x 16" | 21” x 24” framed
Another Glimpse of Sky
Pastel and watercolor on sandpaper, SOLD
Blossom Twilight
Pastel on sandpaper, 9" x 11" | 15” x 17” framed
Cloud Dance
Pastel and watercolor on sandpaper SOLD
Come the Morning
Pastel and watercolor, 16" x 20" | 24” x 28”
Evensong
Pastel and watercolor on sandpaper, 9" x 12" | 22” x 25” framed
Heartsong
Pastel and watercolor, SOLD
Illumined
Pastel and watercolor, 16" x 20" | 20" X 24" framed
Of Heaven and Earth
Pastel and watercolor,
On a Slide of Light
Pastel and watercolor, SOLD
Shadowplay
Pastel on sandpaper, 10" x 7" | 18” x 15” framed
Spring on the Rappahannock
Pastel and watercolor, SOLD
Tamalpais Splendor
Pastel and watercolor, 15" x 20" | 24" x 29" framed
The Blue Beyond
Pastel and watercolor, SOLD
The Dimming of the Day
Pastel and watercolor, 18" x 24" | 26" x 32" framed
The Old Guard
Pastel, SOLD
The Quiet Within
Pastel on sandpaper, 16" x 20" SOLD
Transitions
Pastel and watercolor, 22" x 40" | 24" x 42" framed
My paintings come from an unapologetic desire to describe the beauty of the natural world. In these dark times, when our planet and our very existence have never been more threatened, beauty is light and truth. It reminds us of what we have and warns us of what we will lose. It appeals to our better selves and calls for stewardship. I most often paint the landscape of my two very different, but equally beautiful homes––the Virginia countryside and Pacific Northwest. The quiet, harmonious rhythms of the Virginia Piedmont and the Blue Ridge beyond, contrast with the rugged, majestic mountains of the Northwest. One tame, one wild––and both threatened. The delicate and, at times, ephemeral, quality of pastel is the perfect medium to convey the fragile beauty of these places.
