I grew up immersed in Southern Arizona's beautiful Sonoran Desert landscape. The influence of that desert's color and vastness, combined with my early travels around the world, helped me understand that I innately visualize my surroundings, natural or man-made, in terms of shapes, colors and compositions. Intense light and clear creosote-scented air, sharp-shaped mountains of blues, greens and purples, expansive sky with audacious sunsets, and the calming quiet of nature, together create this majestic environment. Walking in this landscape invites stillness, mindfulness and awe. Saturated colors and the glittering intensity of iridescent paint and metallic leaf help me to express my visceral connection to the big landscapes of the Southwest.
LAND OF MY DREAMS I
acrylic, colored pencil
on cotton canvas with painted edges
30in x 72in x 2in
2013
SOLD
LAND OF MY DREAMS II
acrylic, coarse alumina
on cotton canvas with painted edges
30in x 72in x 2in
2013
LAND OF MY DREAMS III
acrylic, metallic leaf, coarse alumina, charcoal, wax
on cotton canvas with painted edges
36in x 50in x 2in
2013
LAND OF MY DREAMS IV
oil, acrylic, coarse alumina, metallic leaf
on cotton canvas with painted edges
18in x 48in x 2in
2013
SOLD
LAND OF MY DREAMS V
acrylic, colored pencil
on cotton canvas with painted edges
36in x 72in x 2in
2016
LAND OF MY DREAMS VI
acrylic, colored pencil, metallic leaf
on cotton canvas with painted edges
38in x 68in x 1.5in
2017
LAND OF MY DREAMS VII
acrylic, burlap, modeling paste, pumice gel
on cotton canvas with painted edges
36in x 36in x 1.5in
2018
SOLD
LAND OF MY DREAMS VIII
acrylic, heavy gel
on linen canvas with painted edges
16in x 16in x 2.5in
2019
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LAND OF MY DREAMS IX
acrylic and mixed media
on linen canvas with painted edges
40in x 40in x 2.5in
2022
MONSOON
oil, pencil on cotton
canvas with painted edges
48in x 18in x 2in
2012
SOLD
WEST
oil, metallic leaf on cotton
canvas with painted edges
20in x 20in x 2.75in
2012
SOLD
