Recycled

This series focuses on using recycled materials. Many of the pieces intend to be playful and are collaborations with my son. The junk that is incorporated into these works is found on walks around our community and from a collection of items from around the home. The hand-made paper has been made from our mail and used wrapping paper.

Drill
Mixed media on matboard
14 x 19 inches
2008

Glossy, Flowing Downstream
14 x 14 inches
Mixed media on matboard
2008


View from a Window
Mixed media on cardboard
14 x 14 inches
2008


Daisy
Mixed media on masonite
22 x 22 inches
2008


Tree House
Mixed media on matboard
14 x 14 inches
2008



Layers
Mixed media on matboard
14 x 14 inches
2008

Ordinary People II

This series builds on an earlier body of work, reflecting on Human Nature.

Too Much Noise
Acrylic and Crayon on Paper
10 x 10 inches
2007


Jump
Acrylic and Crayon on Paper
10 x 10 inches
2007


Unlikely Friends
Acrylic and Crayon on Paper
10 x 10 inches
2007


The Butcher
Acrylic and Crayon on Paper
10 x 10 inches
2007


The Baker
Acrylic and Crayon on Paper
10 x 10 inches
2007


The Candle Stick Maker
Acrylic and Crayon on Paper
10 x 10 inches
2007


And, All of Them Gone to Sea
Acrylic and Crayon on paper
10 x 20 inches
2007


Albert was Ordinary Too
Acrylic, crayon and stamped letters on paper
12 x 12 inches
2007



First Bloom
Acrylic, iron oxide and crayon on paper
12 x 12 inches
2007


Reaching Across the Water, to the Unknown
Acrylic and crayon on paper
12 x12 inches
2007


Standing in the Dry Grass, Waiting for Answers
Acrylic, ink and crayon on paper
12 x 12 inches
2007


Reaching for the Sun
Acrylic and crayon on paper
12 x 12 inches
2007


Reaching for the Moon
Acrylic and crayon on paper
12 x 12 inches
2007



Balance
Oil, ink and oil pastel on linen
20 x 20 inches
2007


Rule
Oil and oil pastel on linen
20 x 20 inches
2007


Holding up the Sky
Oil, ink and oil pastel on linen
20 x 20 inches
2007


Snail
Oil, ink and oil pastel on linen
20 x 20 inches
2007

Short Stories

Almost every work of mine is a story that unfolds before my eyes.

Seedling, Growing in the Sun
Acrylic on carved wood
14 x 16 inches
2007



Standing in the Valley, Reaching for the Stars
Acrylic, iron oxide, water soluble crayon on paper
14 x 17 inches
2007



Then She Walked to the Moon
Acrylic, water soluble crayon on paper
14 x 14 inches
2007


Waterhole
Acrylic, water soluble crayon on paper
14 x 14 inches
2007


Handing out the Seeds of Change
Acrylic, water soluble crayon on paper
14 x 14 inches
2007


Reaching for the Moon on a Windy Night
Acrylic, water soluble crayon on paper
14 x 14 inches
2007


Listening Through the Noise
Acrylic, water soluble crayon on paper
14 x 14 inches
2007


Hiding
Acrylic, water soluble crayon on paper
14 x 14 inches
2007

Reflections

Reflections on Nature and Human Nature as inspired by conversations with friends, interactions with family, explorations in Nature, and current events.

Seedling, Hiding in the Vines
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
18 x 24 inches
2006



Exchanging Words
Acrylic, crayon and pencil on watercolour paper
10 x 10 inches
2006


The Last Rains
Acrylic paint, oil pastel and crayon on watercolour paper
18 x 24 inches
2006


Change
Acrylic paint, leaves, iron oxide and crayon on watercolour paper
18 x 24 inches
2006


Flowing as Water
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
18 x 24 inches
2006


Catching Wind
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
18 x 24 inches
2006


Spinning
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006


"I am going to venture that the man who sat on the ground in his tee pee meditating on life and it's meaning, excepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity with the universe of things, was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization." --Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Indians

Falling
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006


The Messenger
Acrylic paint, charcoal and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006



The Messenger II
Acrylic paint, charcoal and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006



Blocked
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006


Still. Resting.
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006


Roots
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006


Me and mama, Sleeping
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006
(For Maighread)


Breathless
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006


Listening to History (as told by Howard Zinn)
Acrylic paint and crayon on watercolour paper
15 x 20 inches
2006

On Nature

This series represents an attempt to understand our place in Nature and our past and present impact on it's ever changing state.

Men Listening for Buffalo
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 inches
2005


Woman Walking
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 inches
2005


Woman Juggling
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 inches
2005


Woman as Tree
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 inches
2005


We are Here
Oil on Canvas
24 x 24 inches
2005


Woman Hiding
Acrylic and crayon on saw blade
10 x 10 inches
2006


Waiting
Acrylic and crayon on saw blade
10 x 10 inches
2006



Man with Flower
Oil on canvas
18 x 18 inches
2005


Man with Flowers
Oil on canvas
18 x 18 inches
2005


Man with Flower
Oil on canvas
18 x 18 inches
2005


Man as Flower
Oil on canvas
18 x 18 inches
2005

Some preliminary drawings that inspired this series are below. All are ink and water colour pencil crayon on buff coloured paper. None is larger than 11 X 14 inches. The year was 2005.

Man Feeling

Boy Listening


Woman Hiding


Woman Tied

Woman as Tree