Recent Works
2016 - 2020
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Dissecting Gravity Series
 Collective SolitudeWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 x 45 x 1.5 - Year 2021 - SOLD |  Beneath HopeWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 X 61 X 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2021 |
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 Night LightWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 X 61 X 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2021 |  PreventionWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 30 x 40 x 1.5 - Year 2020 |
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 Night WindowWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 49 X 24 X 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2021 |  Look DeeperWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 44 X 48 X 1.5 - Year 2021 - SOLD |
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 Granite DreamsWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 X 93 X 1.5 - Triptych - Year 2020 - SOLD |  Greater DistanceWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 30 x 40 x 1.5 - Year 2021 - SOLD |
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 Moon RiverWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 48 x 36 x 1.5 - Year 2020- SOLD |  The Middle WayWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 36 x 48 x 1.5 - Year 2019 - SOLD |
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The Dissecting Gravity Series dives beneath the surface to encompass all that is above and below us. Nature reveals geometric shapes in the earth, sea and forests. This transparent imagery that is best executed with watercolors and highlighted with graphite shading, embarks to transcend the obvious.
All works from this Series are uniquely panel mounted watercolors with recycled collage from litter and junk mail, turning paper garbage back into treescapes once again. Each piece is finished with two coats of protective archival satin varnish, creating a contemporary but natural look. The edges are often left natural wood and finished with varnish as well, displaying drips of paint from the process.
The overall result is an aesthetically alluring and contemporary painting with a hidden message about protecting our forests. All works are Ready-to-Hang.
* Commissioned pieces using your color and size requests are available.
 WhisperWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 x 48 x 1.5 - Year 2021 |  Metamorphic LandscapeWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 60 x 41 x 1.5 - Year 2018 |
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 Beyond the BluesWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 x 30 x 1.5 - Year 2020 |  A Softer PlaceWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 x 30 x 1.5 - Year 2019 |
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 Well Being llWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 x 45 x 1.5 - Year 2019 |  Autumnal BreathWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 65 x 30 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2019 |
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 EclipseCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels - 40 x 61 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2018 |  Endangered Confetti llWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 24 X 50 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2019 |
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 Socially ForestingWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 40 x 30 x 1.5 - Year 2020 |  Dual HorizonsWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 61 x 40 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2019 - SOLD |
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 The Sound of ShapesWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels- 45 X 45 - Year 2018 - SOLD |  Twilight FellWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 36 x 72 x 1.5 - Triptych - Year 2018 - SOLD |
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 Washed CleanWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 74" X 36" X 1.5" - Triptych - Year 2018 - SOLD |  Just BreatheWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 48 x 36 x 1.5 -Year 2018 - SOLD |
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 EvolutionWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 45 x 45 x 1.5 - Year 2019 - SOLD |  AscensionWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 60 x 41 x 1.5 - Year 2018 - SOLD |
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 Let GoWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panels - 48 x 36 x 1.5 -Year 2019 - SOLD |  A Day in the LifeCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels - 49.5 x 36 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2018 - SOLD |
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 Canopy ViewCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels - 24 x 61 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2018 - SOLD |  Snow BlindCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels - 36 x 21 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2018 - SOLD |
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 Quiet SpacesWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 35.5 x 47.5 x 1.5 - Year 2019 - SOLD |  UnshelteredWatercolor and Recycled Collage on Wood Panel - 48 x 73 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2019 - SOLD |
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 Reaching Across WorldsCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels - 24 x 52 x 1.5 - Triptych - Year 2018 |  |
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“Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish.” ― Munia Khan
In this series entitled 'Just Breath', I am using my own uniquely formulated process to distinctly layer watercolors for greater texture and depth. This new application gives me the ability to add many more layers of light atop dark watercolor paints, augmenting a moodiness to my Recycled Treescapes created from recycled litter and junk mail.
All works from the 'Just Breath' Series are finished with two coats of archival satin varnish, creating a contemporary but natural look. The edges are either painted charcoal or left natural and finished with varnish and often displaying drips of paint from the process.
The overall result is an aesthetically alluring painting with a hidden message about protecting our forests. All works are Ready-to-Hang.
* Commissioned pieces using your color and size requests are available.
 Splintered WisdomCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panel - 34 X 50 X 2 - Diptych - Year 2015 = Original SOLD |  Peace and VioletCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel -
18 X 37.5 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2015 |
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 Getting Into the VortexGraphite Drawing with Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 30 H x 40 W x 2 - Year 2017 |  Refracted LimbsCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panel- 33 X 16 X 2 - Diptych - Year 2015 |
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 Sticks and StonesCollage with Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 20 X 24 X 2 - Year 2016 |  Finite GesturesCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels -
14 X 30 X 2 - Diptych - Year 2015 |
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 Stand StillCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Wood Panel - 40 X 35 X 2 - Year 2015 - SOLD |  RenewedCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Wood Panel -
40 X 30 X 2 -
Year 2017 - Original SOLD |
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 The Last SunsetCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Wood Panel -
45 X 35 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2016 -
Original SOLD |  By the Light of the Rectangle SunCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Wood Panel -
36 X 36 X 2 -
Year 2017 - Original SOLD |
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 Golden UmbraCollage and Mixed Media Wood Panel -
40 X 30 X 1.5 -
Year 2018 |  Transcending FlamesWatercolor & Collage Mixed Media - Wood Panels - Diptych 36 X 21 X 1.5 in - Year 2017 - SOLD |
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 ProtectorsCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panels -
45 x 37 x 2 - Year 2016 - SOLD |  The Receptive ModeCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Wood Panel - 45 x 40 x 2 in - 2018 - SOLD |
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 Path of Least ResistanceCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels - 49 x 36 x 1.5 - Diptych - Year 2018 - Original SOLD |  When We Get ThereCollage and Mixed Media Wood Panel -
30 X 40 X 1.5 -
Year 2018 - SOLD |
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 And the Trees SpokeCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Wood Panels - 36 x 25 X 2 - Diptych - Year 2016 -
Original SOLD |  River of FireWatercolor & Collage Mixed Media - Wood Panels - Diptych 50 X 30 X 1.5 - Year 2017 - SOLD |
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 If Trees Could WalkCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel -
24 X 24 X 1.5 - Year 2015 - SOLD |  Always ForwardWatercolor & Collage Mixed Media - Wood Panels - Diptych 50 X 30 X 1.5 - Year 2017 - Original SOLD |
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 Discarded MercyCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Wood Panels - 34 X 50 X 2 - Diptych - Year 2015 - Original SOLD |  Courageous is the SoulCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels -
29 X 12 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2015 |
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 Well BeingCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panel -
40 X 45 X 2 - Year
2015 |  A Breath of Fresh AirCollage with Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 24 X 24 X 2 - Year 2016 - Original SOLD |
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 Storms ComingWatercolor and Collage Mixed Media -
Wood Panels - Diptych 24 x 73 x 1.5 - Year 2017 _ SOLD |  Endangered Confetti llCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels -
24 H x 50 W x 2 - Year 2015 |
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 This Buffer of TimeCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panels -
36 X 49.5 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2015 |  Point of IndifferenceCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Wood Panels -
34 X 75 X 2 - Triptych -
Year 2015 - Original
SOLD |
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 Slumbering HeroesCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels - 20 X 24 X 2 -
Year 2016 - SOLD |  Plan of EscapeCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood Panels -
45 X 72 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2015 - SOLD |
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 VicissitudeCollage and Mixed Media on Handcrafted Birch Wood - 20 X 49 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2015 - Original SOLD |  The StandCollage and Mixed Media on Wood Panels -
18 X 49 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2015 - Original SOLD |
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"Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people". -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
I like to think of my job as an Artist to be that of turning the ugly into something beautiful and contribute to the well being of my community and the planet.
The Splintered Wisdom series is a creation of watercolor treescapes enhanced by collaged bits of recycled images and paper litter, further detailed with graphite and color pencils. I have adopted a section of a scenic highway in California to pick up all the trash left behind by tourists and residents which I use to add dimension and texture to my work. Instilled in every piece is a gentle reminder that if we do not clean up after ourselves trees will not grow from our trash in the future.
All works from the Splintered Wisdom Series are finished with two coats of archival satin varnish, creating a contemporary but natural look. The edges are finished with varnish as well, but left natural and often display drips of paint from the process.
The overall result is an aesthetically alluring painting with a hidden message about protecting our forests. All works are Ready-to-Hang.
* Commissioned pieces using your color and size requests are available.
Indigenous Transparency Series
 Graceful SiegeGraphite Drawing with Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 36 H x 24 W x 2 - Year 2017 - Original SOLD |  Fragile AbundanceGraphite Drawing with Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 30 X 49 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2016 - SOLD |
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 All We Are SayingGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Wood Panel -
40 X 30 X 2 -
Year 2017 - Original SOLD |  A Place to HideGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on Wood Panel -
36 X 24 X 2 -
Year 2016 - Original SOLD |
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 The TalismanGraphite Drawing with Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 40 H x 30 W x 2 - Year 2017 - SOLD |  Nocturnal ParliamentGraphite Drawing with Mixed Media on Wood Panels - 24 X 61 X 2 - Diptych - Year 2017 - SOLD |
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 A Noble CastCollage with Mixed Media on Wood Panels - Diptych - 36 X 50 X 2 - Year 2017 - Original SOLD |  Indigenous TransparencyGraphite Drawing & Mixed Media on wood Panels -
3 X 16 X 2 - Diptych -
Year 2016 -
Original SOLD |
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 Primordial RootsGraphite Drawing with Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 20 x 16 x 2 - Year 2016 - Original SOLD |  Breaking the SilenceGraphite Drawing with Mixed Media on Wood Panels -
16 X 20 X 2 -
Year 2016 - Original SOLD |
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Indigenous people, animals and plants are all striving to not become extinct in a world where the politics that govern ourselves and the planet become less and less transparent.
I look to nature for guidance and a sense of well being.
The basic process for works in this series begins with a photograph I take of birds that live in the forests and reservoirs in my area. To this is added transparent watercolor backgrounds and detail work with graphite and color pencils. Applying stenciled patterns with rollers and lace adds interest and an abstract dimension. The rich texture of the trees, as with the Splintered Wisdom Series, are created with collaged bits of images of bark and litter that I clean up off of scenic highways. This serves as a gentle reminder that if we do not stop trashing the planet, trees and wildlife will not grow from our garbage in the future.
This series synthesizes many of my favorite techniques and applications I have picked up as an Artist from drawing realism to lose watercolor painting and beyond.
These works are mounted on wood panels and finished with two coats of archival satin varnish. This natural, yet contemporary presentation requires no glass or framing. All works are Ready-to-Hang.
 Seeds of HopeJane Goodall - Graphite and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 16 x 12 x 1.5 in - Year 2017 - Original SOLD |  AwakenPortrait of Damien Escobar - Graphite and Watercolor on Paper Mounted Wood Panel -
24 X 30 X 2 - Year 2016 |
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 I Am Stronger Than FearPortrait of Malala Yousafzai -
Graphite and Watercolor on Wood Panel -
24 X 36 X 2 -
Year 2016 |  Be the ChangeMahatma Gandhi -
Graphite and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 16 x 12 x 1 in - Year 2017 |
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 Human NaturePortrait of Marco Parisi -
Graphite and Watercolor on Paper Mounted Wood Panel -
30 X 24 X 2 - Year 2015 |  BabylonPortrait of David Gray -
Graphite and Watercolor -
24 X 34 X 2 -
Year 2016 |
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 The Mountains are CallingJohn Muir - Graphite and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 16 x 12 x 1.5 in - Year 2017 |  In Memory of A Beautiful SoulPortrait of Robin Williams -
Graphite on Wood Panel
24 X 30 X 2 - Year 2014 |
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 Mortal LandscapesGraphite and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 24" x 24" x 2" in - Year 2017 |  IntuitionGraphite and Mixed Media on Wood Panel - 24" x 24" x 2" in - Year 2017 |
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 Winter LassieMixed Media - 12 H x 16 W x 1.5 in - Year 2018 - Original SOLD |  Spaces Worth SavingPortrait of Huey Johnson - Watercolor, Pencil and Collaged images of Litter picked up off Sir Francis Drake - Wood Panel -
24 X 36 X 2 -
Year 2016 |
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 Her Biggest FanCommissioned Portrait -
Graphite and Charcoal on Paper -
19 X 25 - Year 2015 - Original SOLD |  David, Here and TherePortrait of David Anderson -
Graphite on Wood Panel -
36 X 24 X 1.5 - Year 2014 |
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 Her KissGraphite, Charcoal and Acrylic on Wood Panel -
24 X 24 X 2 -Year 2015
Original SOLD |
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There is no way for me to verbalize how Escobar's music moves me or how Malala's story instilled me with courage, and how Robin Williams made me laugh... and cry. Drawing people is the best way I know to pay tribute. I work to catch the intensity, concentration or joy in the faces I draw. Finding geometric shapes in everything is essential to my study of natural things. Art, music, books and people that inspire me, easily flow and project into my work.
These portraits were created primarily with graphite pencils and watercolors on art paper, mounted on a wood panel. I finish each piece with two coats of archival satin varnish providing permanence and a contemporary style that is ready to hang. No glass or glare separates you from the image.
*Commissioned Portraits Available.