We the People II
Against the Current III, 2022. Graphite & oil on wood panel, 20x16". Brunswick Gallery, 223 West Railroad Street, Missoula, MT. The exhibition runs September 6th - 22nd, 2024. In conjunction with the show, a panel discussion on Art & Democracy will take place on September 12th at Missoula Art Museum including Mayor Andrea Davis and MAM Director Laura Millin. For more information, call 406.726.5044.
Insecta Integra
Cyber Monday
Kingfisher, 2023. Graphite & oil on wood panel, 10x8" (sold). Cyber Monday, December 2nd at Radius Gallery. This one-day event is exclusively online. 120 North Higgins Avenue in Missoula. For more information, visit the website, call 406.541.7070 or email [email protected]
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.
