My recent work has been inspired by New England farmers, specifically on a small Island off the shores of the Rhode Island mainland, who make hay within the boundaries of old stone walls. It is about what lies inside and what lies outside the boundaries. Grasses are grown high, then mowed down, fluffed up (tedded), raked into long rows (windrows), and then collected up and packed into bales.
The Birth of a Bale is a short film I have made from my own footage and photographs as well as archival footage showing some of the ways of hay making. Morgan Coy composed and plays the music and Brent Joseph did the editing, both of Austin, Texas.
I like to experiment with materials and formats - oil, watercolor, monoprint, and collage. I also paint on large standing screens.
In a series I am calling Working the Lands, I return to landscapes and continue to use a variety of materials in many ways; in some pieces I have laid and glued linens and old fabrics over burlap underpinnings on top of supporting frames of shaped wire. This new work moves into a more abstract vision than previously seen.
I am continually attracted to the natural world and its inhabitants. Previous shows have included shore birds, foxes, owls, hawks, as well as fish and whales.
The Birth of a Bale is a short film I have made from my own footage and photographs as well as archival footage showing some of the ways of hay making. Morgan Coy composed and plays the music and Brent Joseph did the editing, both of Austin, Texas.
I like to experiment with materials and formats - oil, watercolor, monoprint, and collage. I also paint on large standing screens.
In a series I am calling Working the Lands, I return to landscapes and continue to use a variety of materials in many ways; in some pieces I have laid and glued linens and old fabrics over burlap underpinnings on top of supporting frames of shaped wire. This new work moves into a more abstract vision than previously seen.
I am continually attracted to the natural world and its inhabitants. Previous shows have included shore birds, foxes, owls, hawks, as well as fish and whales.