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Melting Landscape
The first of this body of work, I created this as a gift to my brother who, like me, loves being in the mountains. As I painted, I found the depths, lines and intricate colors of the mountains endlessly interesting. I started my more serious artistic training studying human anatomy through drawing and dance then started seeing, through this painting, a similarity between the human form and mountain form. For this particular piece, I used acrylic and illustration marker while I molded the image from improvised shape.
Acrylic & Illustration marker
24" x 12"
Stretched primed canvas on wood frame
Privately owned
Everest
I started painting this in a morning frenzy after looking at beautiful images of the legendary mountain. I got lost into the canvas trying to invoke the strength and danger only the tallest mountains showcases.
Using oil paints, I added and removed the paint in thick layers, drawing lines into the paint with palette knives to slash the rough terrain onto the canvas.
Oil paint
36" x 48"
Stretched primed canvas on wood frame, hung on wire
Sold in 2020
The Love of You
Being surrounded by mountains feels like an embrace from the Earth. The more I paint and reflect on the beauty of the natural world, the more I fall in love with this planet I'm so lucky to have as my home.
Beyond texture and color, I wanted to start incorporating intentional lines into these larger works. I always want the audience of any of my works to continue finding something new. With this painting I added hidden love words into the paint making this love poem of mountains a piece that can line the walls of home.
Learn more about this painting here.
Oil paint
48" x 60"
Stretched primed canvas on wood frame, hung on wire
For sale
Evening
An acrylic painting stretched on a wood frame with touches of illustration marker. First I did several washes of paint on raw canvas. I laid that out to dry and stapled it to the 5 by 3 foot frame. I wanted to let the painting reveal itself to me in how exactly it wanted to speak.
Ogden, Utah during golden hour becomes a reflection of the sunset itself - glowing and illuminating. Another special sight happens when the clouds are low during a fierce sunset, it's like a flame meeting water.
Acrylic & Illustration marker
60" x 36"
Raw canvas on wood frame, hung on wire
Sold in 2021
Powder Mountain
There is a spot I like to sit and look at the top-world view where mountain layers beyond mountains in a sea of rocky waves. The air is dry, clean and tickling. This place is called Powder Mountain.
I leaned my canvas against the fence outside on a warm summer day and dove into the canvas with the paint and my brushes bridging the gap to my memories of sitting at this gorgeous spot.
Oil paint
36" x 48"
Stretched primed canvas on wood frame, hung on wire.
Commissioned in 2021