ZACC Mini Auction
Kentucky Coffee Tree, 2021. Graphite & oil on wood panel, 8x10". Zootown Arts Benefit Auction. The exhibition runs 1 March -5 April, 2024. Gala Auction: Saturday, April 6th. To view the art work in person, visit ZACC at 216 W. Main St. in Missoula. Online: zootownarts.org or call 406.549.7555 for tickets and information.
Western Attitude
Sustenance
Troubled Harvest II, 2023. Graphite & oil on wood panel, 8x10". Solo exhibition at Radius Gallery, opening 5 April and continuing through 11 May, 2024. All are welcome to a Preview on April 4th, 4-7pm. Gallery talk, May 8th, 5pm. 120 North Higgins Avenue in Missoula. For more information, visit the website, call 406.541.7070 or email info@radiusgallery.com
Artist's Statement
As a narrative painter my objective is to present the essential elements of a story: a character or two, a sense of place and time, a moment of connection, tension or reflection. I seek figures, symbols and scenarios that are both personally compelling and socially relevant. With careful measures of clarity and ambiguity, I hope to create imaginative space for viewers to bring their own perspectives and experiences into the tale. One of my supreme joys is hearing stories that arise in response to the paintings.
Thematically I am concerned with traditions, stereotypes and myths that shape identity as well as relationships to home and family, to work, community and place. I explore these with equal interest in the actual and the metaphorical, striving always to combine convincing naturalism with provocative symbolism.