Studies from the Figure
Halcyon, 2018. Graphite & oil on wood panel, 14x11". The Pattee Canyon Ladies' Salon annual exhibition at the Brunswick Gallery in Missoula. September 27th - October 1st.
News of the World
Dust Storm, 2018. Graphite & oil on wood panel, 30x20". An exhibition of 36 new drawings and paintings at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, Montana. September 28th, 2018 - February 15th, 2019.
MAC Innovation Award Event
15 November, 2018, 5-7:00pm. A discussion of recent developments in my artistic practice as revealed in "News of the World" at Paris Gibson Square. All are welcome. The Artist's Innovation Award is made possible by the Montana Arts Council, an agency of State Government, through funding from the National Endowment of the Arts.
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.
