Swamp spruce forest

2021
At home

Staying home, drawing and painting the regrowing forest that surrounds my house.

Wildflower bouquet

2019
Forest Floor

Paintings based on my sketches of the forest floor.

Logs on fire

2018
Wild Fire

Forest fire paintings.

Nest 4

2017
Hay

Hay bales and nests.

Bunching in fall

2016
Logging

Paintings about logging and the logged landscape.

Old cones

2013
Forest chronicles

Each painting is a chapter in the forest story.

View from moss

2012
Field notes

Observations on the forest over time as it is changed by logging, forest fires, farming and mountain pine beetles. Even the ugly places have their beauty.

Spring

2010
Cutblocks

Even though my family works in forestry I was surprised to see the number of cutblocks clearcuts visible on Google earth.

Young Poplars

2009
Landaluza Road

These landscapes are about where I live, Landaluza Road.

Pine cone landscape 6

2007
Hope persists

In my studies of pine cone patterns, I was intrigued to find that the shapes lift and rise from the ground. I am happy to find some hope; all is not lost, the trees will rise again.