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Sake Bowl and Pressed Flower, 2025. Archival Pigment Print on Paper.
26″x20″ & 19-1/2″x15″. Limited Edition of 15 each size.

Blooms on a Far Field,  2025. Archival Pigment Prints on Paper on Panel, Wax. 24X32X1.25″.

This work will be in a new show themed Pattern at Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA. The exhibit opening reception is February 22, from 5-7pm, and the show will be ongoing from February 18 to April 12. I have written an artist statement for the piece, below:

Artist Statement – Pattern
Blooms on a Far Field

For a few years I have been saving images of flower blossoms from the fields around my studio. From a distance the Yellow Salsify flowers all look the same; a dappling of color among the grasses. But close up, they are all curiously different. They are recorded in color, but I wished to focus on their unique forms, so I converted the color images to black & white, separating them from their distracting color.
Instead of printing all 24 blossoms at once on a large sheet of paper, I printed each blossom individually. In that way, gluing one-at-a-time down to the wood panel, I spent more contact with each one – a mused attempt to meld something stronger into the artwork. The question I ask myself, ‘What does the artist put into the work?’
The gift in the lesson is that from a distance, forms may look the same, a pattern on the field. But when held close, individually and with wonder, their separate true nature is revealed. They are a pattern-less pattern.

Arch,  2025. Archival Pigment Print on Paper. 20″X26″ & 15″X19-1/2″.
Limited Edition of 15 each size.

I have found a new sketch tool. It comes in the form of a kid’s camera, found on the internet for around $20. There are numerous styles, but all seem to be about the same specs. It prints out thermal receipt paper like from your grocery store. The paper is cheap unlike a polaroid, but it offers the same instant gratification. The quality of the print is so-so, but it works fine for a sketching tool. It has print type and print density on a menu. I like gray scale and dot pattern for the best tonal range. It also can make videos, tho I have not tried that yet. More features, and saves images also in color on a micro-sd card. (I bought mine on Temu. The prices vary, even on the same product.)

The small print keeps me inspired and reminded of an idea I may want to work with in earnest, in a finer art medium. This one has become Arch, and I will post that finished image soon.

Revival,  2020. Archival Pigment Print on Paper. 20″X20″ & 15″X15″.
Limited Edition of 15 each size.

Cyanotype 2, 2024. Cyanotype on paper on canvas panel. 7″ x 5″.

I am currently making a series of small cyanotypes for a couple gallery holiday shows. These prints, made in the sunlight, are serendipitous adventures. Who knows what one will discover in the process? Joy or failure? I like the gamble.

“Man is the dream of a shadow.”  Pindar, Greek lyric poet,  518 – 438 BC

“Art is about a secret, primal meaning slumbering beneath the world of appearances.”    Jean Arp

Magpie Out My Window, 2024. Acrylic on canvas. 24″ x 36″.

Water Way, 2024. Ink on Paper. 30″x22″. This is one of the three pieces on exhibit at the Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA. The Water theme exhibit opening reception is July 20, from 5-7pm, and the show will be ongoing till August 24.

Fallow Field, 2024. Archival Pigment Print on Paper. 26″x20″ &
19-1/2″x15″. Limited Edition of 15 each size.

This artwork and 8 others will be opening in the Summer Sampler exhibit at Olson-Larsen Galleries in West Des Moines, Iowa on July 26, 5-7pm. The show will continue until September 21.