I have been exploring nature with watercolor for over 40 years. Trained as a scientific illustrator, my subject matter has included succulent plants, rocks, leaves and trees rendered with a combination of detailed realism and a focus on abstract design.
In a new body of work entitled “Transfigured”, I looked closely at the way nature takes back what mankind has made through a process that is both amazing and beautiful. With watercolor paintings and mixed media constructions, I pay homage to nature's process of transfiguration achieved through rust, decay, age and decomposition. Old wood buildings, rusted items on the salvage pile, and miscellaneous found objects have long intrigued me. I find these things strangely elegant and in re-interpreting them through a piece of art, I hope they are "transfigured" yet again.
Transfigured - May 2017 Exhibit
Aging Elegance,
Watercolor, 16" x 16", $500
Hard and Soft, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $500
Old Barn #2, Watercolor, 10" x 10"
$300
Red Quarter #2, Watercolor, 6" x 6", $125
Heavy Metal, Watercolor, 12" x 12" SOLD
Into the Blue, Watercolor, 12" x 12", $400
Bent Pipe, Watercolor, 12" x 12", $400
Old Barn #1, Watercolor, 10" x 10", $300
Red Quarter #3, Watercolor, 6" x 6", $125
Circles, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $500
Rusted Green, Watercolor, 12" x 12", $400
Circular Saw, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $500
Red Quart #1, Watercolor, 6" x 6", $125, SOLD
Red Quartet #4, Watercolor, 6" x 6", $125
Plastics, Watercolor, 16" x 16" SOLD
Insulation, Watercolor, 18" x 24", $650
Wrinkled in Time, Watercolor, 24" x 18", $650
Crushed Drainage Pipe, 18" x 24" SOLD
Corrugated Roofing, Watercolor, 16" x 16", $500
Back to the Land, Found wood on pencil drawing mounted on panel, 18" x 14", $350
Ode to Rusted Nails, Printed leaves mounted on painted and block printed panel,
rusted nails, 18" x 16" (panel size), $400 SOLD
Where the Rusted Nails Grow, shadow box mixed media construction (with small table base - not shown) 6" x6", SOLD