A curated selection of recent works.
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Tides of Stone
Tides of Stone (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
The landscape unfolded with movement and rhythm, guided more by flow than by strict form. Layers of warm earth tones and cool shadows shape the hills as they rise and fall across the scene. Above them, the sky swirls with flowing patterns of light and color, echoing the movement of the land below. Within this balance of motion and calm, the painting reflects the quiet ebb and flow that exists throughout the natural world.
Mesa
Mesa (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
The desert stretched across the open horizon, carrying an expansive sense of calm. Warm earth tones and soft golden light move across the open land beneath a wide sky. The mesa rises gently in the distance, anchoring the scene within the expansive desert plain. Within this broad and open landscape, the painting reflects the calm and peaceful presence often found in the stillness of the desert.
Empire of Dirt
Empire of Dirt (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2024)
The landscape held a solemn stillness at the edge of day. Dark landforms frame a distant horizon where a small red sun hangs low in the fading light. The surrounding landscape appears worn and weathered, shaped slowly by time and erosion. Within this stark scene, the painting reflects the sobering awareness that everything we build and know ultimately returns to dust.
Beaver Pond
Beaver Pond (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
The pond rested quietly within the birch trees, held in a sense of calm and stillness. Warm tones of gold and soft greens move through the landscape, while the calm surface of the water mirrors the forest above. The vertical forms of the birches rise gently along the shoreline, creating a sense of balance between land and reflection. Within this peaceful setting, the pond becomes a quiet reminder of the natural homes and rhythms that exist within the forest.
Layers
Layers (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
The landscape gave way to dramatic desert rock, where layers of stone rose in deep red bands. Deep reds and warm earth tones stretch across the landscape, revealing the exposed strata carved into the canyon walls. The distant horizon and pale sky contrast with the dense textures of the land below. Within these shifting layers, the painting reflects the quiet record of time written into the earth itself.
Fragmented
Fragmented (Oil on Ampersand, 24×36, 2023)
This painting reflects the fragile beauty of the natural world as it exists within constant change and decay. Soft layers of pale blues and violets create a landscape that feels both calm and unsettled. Dark silhouettes of trees stand against the fading sky, suggesting forms that are slowly dissolving into the surrounding atmosphere. Within this quiet scene, the painting reflects the realization that nothing in nature remains permanent.
Whitewoods
Whitewoods (Oil on Ampersand, 24×36, 2023)
The clearing became a quiet threshold where the forest opened just as the sun began to set. Deep blues and soft pink light move through the trees, suggesting the last glow of the sun filtering through the woods. The path opens gently toward the clearing, drawing the eye into the quiet space beyond the forest. In this moment of transition, the painting reflects the calm stillness that often arrives with the close of day in nature.
(Untitled)
(Untitled) (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
The path through the woods became a place where the quiet atmosphere of the forest deepened. Layers of cool blues and soft textures create a landscape that feels both calm and slightly mysterious. The trees gather closely along the path, forming a natural corridor that draws the viewer further into the scene. Within this stillness, this painting reflects the quiet invitation of nature to slow down and move deeper into the landscape.
Memories
Memories (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
The forests of Connecticut became a place where quiet memories of wandering slowly returned. Soft layers of pale blues, greens, and light tones create a landscape that feels distant and dreamlike. The trees and path emerge gently through the shifting textures, suggesting moments remembered rather than precisely seen. Within this softened landscape, the painting reflects the enduring warmth of simple walks in nature and the memories they leave behind.
Thistle
Thistle (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
Within wild plant life, intricate patterns and quiet abundance begin to emerge. Layers of flowing blue forms and delicate textures create a landscape filled with movement and natural complexity. The thistle emerges from this dense growth as a symbol of resilience and the interconnected balance within nature. Within these tangled forms, the painting reflects how the natural world quietly offers nourishment and healing, often growing unnoticed right before our eyes.
Dusk
Dusk (Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
The fading light turned the landscape into a quiet passage between day and night. Cool tones and soft layers of color create an atmosphere of stillness and reflection. The mountain remains constant beneath the shifting sky, suggesting the enduring presence of the natural world. Within this gentle transformation, the eternal rhythm of time quietly unfolds.
Desolation
Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023
The stillness of the desert became a place where tension and confusion quietly surfaced. Layers of intense color and texture create a landscape filled with emotional weight. The work represents a state of inner struggle before clarity begins to emerge. In the loneliness of the desert, the journey toward understanding quietly begins.
Revelation
Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023
Revelation reflects the idea of finding answers within desolation. A vast desert landscape stretches beneath an expansive sky, where a solitary formation rises quietly in the distance. The scene suggests a journey through isolation where reflection leads to discovery. In the stillness of the landscape, revelation emerges through the simple act of continuing forward.
Toadstool
(Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
In Toadstool, I painted a desert formation as it emerges in the quiet light of morning. The shapes and colors of the landscape become the focus, revealing a kind of beauty that feels both natural and unexpected. In that early light, the forms of the desert seem almost alive, shifting between stone and imagination. The painting reflects a moment of spiritual awakening brought on simply by seeing the landscape clearly.
Ghosts
(Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2024)
In Ghosts, I imagined forms that exist somewhere between presence and memory. The vertical shapes emerge through layers of color and texture, suggesting figures that linger just beyond clear recognition. The painting reflects the idea that some truths remain hidden during life, only revealing themselves in death. In that sense, the figures become echoes—reminders that what is unseen often carries the deepest meaning.
Conversation
(Oil on Ampersand, 24×32, 2023)
In Conversation, I imagined two people standing together within a dreamlike and atmospheric landscape. Their small forms face the vastness around them, sharing a quiet moment of reflection. The painting speaks to the idea of two people meeting the eternal darkness of life’s final judgement. In that moment, conversation becomes less about words and more about the human need to face the unknown together.