2021 Artwork

Work displayed at Paris Gibson Square Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Plein Air Show 2021
Work displayed at the Missouri Falls Fine Arts Show & Sale held at the History Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Hosted by Arts Association of Montana, fall 2021.
Work displayed at the Meadowlark Country Club, Great Falls, MT.

Green Caboose in the Afternoon

Green Caboose in the Afternoon, oil on canvas. Afternoons have the richest shadows. As the light shifted and moved across my subject, it only created more and more visual interest. Location: River's Edge Trail, Great Falls, MT

Chore Break

Oil on Glass. A dog watches over his girl while she steals a moment to enjoy the simple pleasure of flying kites.

High Plains

High Plains, oil on linen. The light blue linen is a very true representation of the smokey, summer sky. Such a pastel background allows the neon field to pop from the landscape. Location: First Peoples Buffalo Jump, Ulm, MT

Buffalo Cliffs

Buffalo Jump, oil on canvas. I enjoy this style of painting immensely. The calculated lines mixed with organic patterns, and the colorful representation of shadow and light, it certainly is a labor of love. Location: First Peoples Buffalo Jump, Ulm, MT

Morning Coffee, colored pencil

Black and Whites, colored pencil

Big Sky, oil on panel

Summer Swings

Summer season in Montana is short and we must enjoy the simple pleasures while they last; abundant wildflowers, spacious blue skies, and nostalgic pastimes. Summer Swings playfully nods to an ease of summertime in Big Sky country. The process of painting on the backside of a window pane differs slightly from a traditional oil painting. I must first consider the highlights, typically added at the end of a painting, moving to the lowlights. The process takes many weeks of layering, drying and excruciating waiting. The end result is a thoughtfully layered image with an easy-to-maintain surface. This window was sourced from Belt, Montana.

Ewam, oil on window pane

Nestled in the Joko Valley of Montana stands The Garden of One Thousand Buddhas. The positive energy flows freely through the garden creating a peacefully unique sensation of clarity and unity. As I sat among the endless rows of the carefully crafted Buddhas, lavender filled the air and poppies danced in the breeze. The striking juxtaposition of the red poppies, blue skies and white Buddhas immediately caught my eye, an almost innate composition I couldn't resist. Ewam captures the simplistic sense of the color scheme and represents my passion for color-blocking lights and shadows. The process of painting on the backside of a window pane differs slightly from a traditional oil painting. I must first consider the highlights, typically added at the end of a painting, moving to the lowlights. The process takes many weeks of layering, drying and excruciating waiting. The end result is a thoughtfully layered image with an easy-to-maintain surface. This window was sourced from Belt, Montana.

Aged, oil on leather

Old and retired pickup trucks, tractors and heavy equipment litter the backroads and small towns of Montana. These relics of the past offer copious subjects for my painting aesthetic. Within the peeling paint and rusting metal are endless colors and textures. Aged highlights the beauty of a distressed clear coat on my beloved red Ford. Time strippes away the layers revealing its own unique landscape. Oil painting on dark leather accentuates the rich red hue. I attempt to capture this glorious metamorphosis with the hope of one day restoring the red Ford back to its former glory.

Perseverance, oil on leather

Great value is placed on a well-manicured landscape to any home or business. Often plants growing out of their place are removed, disposed of. A keen gardener, much like my own mother, can spot a beauty amongst weeds even at the earliest stage of growth. Thanks to her, I witnessed the perseverance of this flower. Reaching its full potential while growing within the slightest crack of the sidewalk. As I painted, inspired by this feat, the background faded leaving only the flower. The end result is its strength in only itself.

Goat Trip, oil and latex on window pane

Goat Trip captures the curious spirit of three goat brothers exploring the Oregan woods. Their carefree attitude is reflected by the bright hues and playful shapes. A stark yellow edge gives the viewer's eye a place to rest amid the endless lines of the abstracted forest. Just as in nature, the goats themselves blend into their surroundings creating a pleasing unity. The window is locally sourced.

Elegance of Steel, front view

Materials for my found object sculptures come from a wide range of places, such as junk stores, metal refuse bins, and even the roadside. As I collect unique scraps of metal and bits of machinery, it’s not always obvious what it will transform into. Manipulating metal into wild imagery is a tactile process with ebb and flow. I choose to not refinish the outer metal, only sealing with a clear, allowing the age, wear and past life of the metal to shine through. Elegance of Steel began with an idea of flexed steel pipe supporting a delicate top accompanied by flowing metal appendages. From there, Elegance of Steel took on a life of its own, morphing the disregarded scraps into an elegant figure.