Annual Holiday Show
Glacier Lily, 2022. Graphite & oil on art board, 10x8"". 4 November - 24 December, 2022. Radius Gallery, Missoula, Montana. Including the work of 100 artists. Opening Reception, Friday, November 4th, 5-7:00 pm. 120 North Higgins Avenue. 406.541.7070
Focus on the Figure
ZACC & Friends
Tracking Study, 2021. Graphite & oil on wood panel, 11x14". A group show celebrating the work of artists associated with Zootown Arts Community Center. Opening Friday, December 2nd, 5-8pm. The exhibition continues through December at 216 West Main Street in Missoula. Call 406.549.7555 for more information.
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.
