STILL LIFE

I'm moved by texture and tones that are in nature. What I can't get my hands on, I learn to create. For me this kind of forgery is the fun of being an artist. Sometimes a single piece, sometimes an entire scene. This allows me to know and experience what I paint.

Plains Indian strike a light bag with tobacco pipe and hawk feathers.

Wherever I May Roam - Oil on Panel 12x16 - Available

I made this Plains Indian style strike a light bag and placed my pipe in it, added the Red Tailed Hawk feathers found on a recent camping trip and it reminded me of all the things we pick up along the way.

western style still life of pronghorn antelope skull with broken arrow, stopwatch and candle

Vanitas II - Oil on Canvas 16x20 - Available

This second Vanitas indicates that power and speed has it's end, the arrow lands, the light that burns brightly does for a time. In the light of the eternal we're reminded to walk in humility and to get wisdom while we can.