Common Themes

Nature and smoke and all their beauty: a theme to my drawings over time. Nature is shown sometimes in human form, both physically and spiritually. (charcoal/pastels on paper)

Tree Head, charcoal and pastels on paper, 30" x 22".

Grey Gardens, charcoal and pastels on paper, 30" x 22".

Pieces of Me, charcoal on paper, 30" x 22".

Etherea, charcoal on paper, 30" x 22".

Tree Hoop, charcoal and pastels on paper, 30" x 22".

Tree Hand, pastels on paper, 14" x 11".

The World Within, pastels on paper, 14" x 11".

Broken Toe, pastels on paper, 14" x 11".

Artifact, pastels on paper, 14" x 11".

Latest Series of Drawings:

Beginning with the quarantine in March 2020, I have been going on meditative escapes in nature; forests, meadows, beaches, etc. On these adventures I slow down from the normal pace of life and my eyes fixate alternately on the macro and micro worlds of the landscape around me. I collect natural artifacts that call to me along these walks and they become the literal subjects of my most recent drawings. In a broader, more metaphorical scope, the subjects of these works are memory/mystery and life/death. My drawing process begins by observing and drawing the object in front of me, but later I put the object away and let my imagination take over. This series of drawings are done with pastels and charcoal on Legion Stonehenge drawing paper.

Broken Toe, charcoal and pastel on paper, 14" x 11". 

The World Within, charcoal and pastel on paper, 14" x 11". 

Tree Hand, charcoal and pastel on paper, 14" x 11". 

Artifact (Work in Progress), charcoal and pastel on paper, 14" x 11".