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Prevailing Winds
March 3, 2025
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Prevailing Winds, 12 inches by 16 inches, pastel on paper
This 2023 painting is a scene from Vero Beach, Florida. I was inspired by the moody atmosphere, and this was probably the first time I incorporated line work into the sky. I’ve been studying 19th century etchings for a while…
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Lighthouse Keeping
March 2, 2025
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Lighthouse Keeping, 18 inches by 20 inches, pastel on paper
This one went through a lot of twists and turns, inspired by the nautilus design of spiral staircases in lighthouses. Often one idea morphs radically into something else entirely, but that’s the fun part of the process. Sometimes it’s scale,…
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The Flung Spray
February 24, 2025
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The Flung Spray, 12 inches by 16 inches, pastel on paper
I never set out to do a painting about a specific topic. I paint what I’m called to, and I’m interested in symbolism, so sometimes it’s after the fact that I try to figure out what it’s about. Seeing…
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