Art Inspired by Nature
My goal with my art is to help the viewer appreciate the natural environment that we live in along with the creatures that inhabit our earth. Conservation and protection of the natural world is at the heart of everything that I do, as I focus on subjects in nature that help to depict that message either with subtle or obvious intention.
Often my paintings provide the viewer a sense of place or insight to a location or thing that they may have experienced themselves. A sense of knowing or belonging to a place play an important role in my pieces and I hope that my artwork demonstrates my respect and passion for the natural world. Much of my art has been inspired by outdoor experiences around the Pacific Northwest and abroad.
“The value of the painting provides the form and color, and the strokes that I apply provide the emotion”
Pastel & Painting Processes
I work with soft Pastel, depicting the natural environment as I experience and see it. I sometimes paint plein air, or work with a photograph that I have taken and then finish in my studio. I start with an underpainting and will build the painting from there, thin to thick, light to dark, dull to sharp, soft to hard. The value of the painting provides the form and color provides the emotion. I will continue to focus on shapes, values, rhythm, and patterns either intentionally or unintentionally. The painting eventually takes shape, and I often revisit a painting multiple times over a period of weeks before I know that it is finished.
Nature is Calling
If there is a particular animal, plant, or landscape you would like painted I would love to work with you to capture the essence of it in a painting. You can get in touch with me on the Contact page.