NATURE NARRATIVES
STILL HOLDING ON
Graphite on Bristol
This artwork was inspired by a special tree on Kalaloch Beach in Olympic National Park, known as the "Tree of Life". This Sitka spruce is a couple hundred years old and has a person sized cave under it which formed from erosion. As it battles growing erosion and storms from the ocean, it depicts fierce determination against all odds.
SAFE HAVEN
Graphite on Bristol
This artwork depicts how things can easily be missed at first glance, especially when one's attention is drawn a different way. Animals often hide in plain sight and find many safe havens around them. In this artwork, a partially hidden mother deer is protecting her fawn and hoping to keep her safe.
HIDDEN
Graphite on Bristol
This artwork was inspired by a tree in a forest in Georgia that had this odd shaped hole with mushrooms growing in it. Some things are hidden when in plain site. What do you think took a bite out of the mushroom?
SHELTERING ARMS
Graphite on Bristol
Sheltering Arms is a true narrative portrait of a fellow artist who startled a hawk while leaving the gallery, causing the hawk to drop its prey (wren) in front of her. She cared for the wren and then set it free. This happened to her twice at Norcross Gallery and Studios! She has also saved many other birds in different locations.
THE ENCOUNTER
Graphite on Bristol
On Jekyll Island, I watched a very small Laughing Gull move towards a very large Wood Stork, who would then move a few feet away from the seagull. The seagull would again move a few feet towards the stork and the stork would again move a few feet away as they briefly glanced towards each other. This continued down the beach, until the Wood Stork flew away.
SEQUOIA SKIES
Graphite on Bristol
In Sequoia National Park, the mighty sequoias reach for the sky. The burnt ground represents the fires that release their seeds to grow new sequoias.
NATURE NARRATIVES
IMPOSSIBLE OVERLOOK
Graphite and Charcoal
This piece combines the realistic beauty of nature with the abstract form of an overlook. The overlook is inspired by the Penrose Triangle, a classic optical illusion. Through the use of a monochromatic palette that emphasizes form and texture, the viewer is invited to explore the tension between reality and illusion.
HIKING DA TRAIL
Charcoal on Bristol
This artwork was inspired by a hiker with the trail name of Dayoh who hiked the Appalachian Trail. The charcoal portrait is surrounded by photos taken during the journey that show the beauty and challenges of nature along the AT.
