Sumac Original Gouache Painting
Clusters of velvety rust red berries decorated highways and ditches across the midwest landscape.
Bloody dock original painting
Bloody Dock plein air field studies in natural ink and gouache capture the vitality and beauty of even the humblest plant. Native, naturalized, and invasive plants are all captured equally as they appear in my yard throughout the seasons.
Painting American basswood
Our basswood tree provides shade to my studio and this lovely wind-fall leaf cluster was picked up on the way to my studio after a thunderstorm. Created over several morning studio sessions along with the Burr Oak Painting, these leaves are layers of color and line work.
Burr Oak Wind-fall gouache painting
Picked up on the way into my studio after a summer thunderstorm and inspiring a whole new approach to botanical paintings about my new backyard. Created over several morning studio sessions, these leaves are layers of color and line work.
Lesser Yellowlegs Junk Mail Painting
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 94%,
Junkmail, gesso, ink, charcoal on cardboard
2021
19 5/8 X 16"
Lincoln Sparrow Junk Mail Painting
Lincoln Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 84%
junkmail, gesso, ink, charcoal on cardboard
2022
9 7/8 X 8 3/4″
Junk Mail Migration Paintings
The Junk Mail Migration painting series explores the direct impact of junk mail on the immediate environment – our backyards. Many of our favorite songbirds breed, live, and migrate to/from the Boreal Forest, only passing through Iowa seasonally.