Year of the Horse
Swath, 2022. Oil on canvas, 20x16". In honor of the Lunar New Year the Montana Museum of Art & Culture has curated an exhibition of equine art work drawn from the museum's collection. I'm honored that Swath is among those and many other two and three dimensional artworks on this theme. MMAC is located on the University of Montana campus. (406) 243-2019
Land & the Cosmic
What Gorgeous Thing
Shoreline (detail), 2026. Graphite & oil on wood panel, 18x24". I'm thrilled to be showing with artists Sean O'Connell and Amy Brakeman Livesey at Radius Gallery this Summer. The exhibition runs from August 21st through September 26th. 120 North Higgins Avenue, Missoula Montana. For more information call (406) 541-7070
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.
