recent work

Shorter and Stouter
2023
15 x 20”
Graphite, ink, and oil paint on wood panel

Dies After
2023
12 x 9”
Graphite, ink, and oil paint on wood panel

Flowers on the Flowering
2023
12 x 9”
Graphite, ink, and oil paint on wood panel

Suffers a Bad Rep
2023
20 x 15”
Graphite, ink, and oil paint on wood panel

These paintings were created since I became a Southwestern New Mexico resident, graphite drawings which I then glaze oil paint over. As my family and I wander around our new environs, we are delighted by new encounters – a Cane Cholla or Rufous Hummingbird – encounters in this case, along Little Walnut’s Dragon Trail.  These paintings then suggest a growing awareness of the Southwest’s striking complexities.