Talismans
In these still life paintings, I join together found objects – seed pods, cactus leaves, stones, and bones – securing them with ribbons and twine. These arrangements become symbolic talismans, elevating the otherwise overlooked into formulations offered for contemplation.
Map of the Sacred, oil on canvas 12 x 16 in. 2025
Fragments, oil on canvas18 x 14 in. 2025
Witness to Gravity, oil on canvas 11 x 14 in. 2025
Homage to a Dammed River, oil on cradled wood panel 9 x 12 in. 2025
Because the Seed Knows What the Grasshopper Knows What the Woodpecker Knows, oil on canvas 12 x 24 in. 2025
Bound in the Contemplative, oil on cradled wood panel 12 x 24 in. 2025
In the Light, oil on canvas 14 x 18 in. 2025
Hold Together, oil on canvas 18 x 24 in. 2025
Sentinel, oil on canvas 12 x 24 in. 2025
Quiet, oil on canvas 12 x 24 in. 2025
At Rest, oil on canvas 12 x 24 in. 2025
Looking for You, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. 2025