Beltane (around May 1) is the old world celebration that marks the halfway point between the equinox and solstice. It is observed with bonfires, marking time when cattle are driven to pasture. On the American prairie, ranchers burn tall grass pastures in the spring to make way for new growth. The fire destroys decayed things […]
Category: Fresh off the easel
It is nearly wild flower season
Wildflowers are a true prairie gift and symbolize individuality. I think of them as good souls born of the land. My favorite photograph ever taken by made dad was of my mother in a field of wild yarrow. Wildflowers are fleeting beauty in face of the warming land. My rendition has stone texture, paint, shimmering […]
A River of Stars
A painting for dreamers seeking the wisdom of wayward stars and retreating comets. My rendition of the slipstream of the Milky Way has stone texture, paint, embedded grain, rust and the ash hand-gathered prairie plants grown under hundreds of night skies. I believe their energy is present in the paining, a nudge to help you […]
Moon of the Water Bearer
Finished on the new moon in Aquarius (1.21.23) the fortuitous timing coincided with a gentle prairie snow, so I set the painting outside to receive the winter moisture, infused with nourishment and beginnings. It has stone texture, embedded grain, rust, and local limestone. My moon paintings are always a seasonal expression of what’s happening on […]
Lodestar
With the autumn equinox, darkness becomes a more familiar companion. The night comes sooner and envelops us longer. Nature withdraws the kinetic energy of the growing season, and gifts communion with the night. It is a chance to see the world differently and consider new possibilities. Here, in the well of the night sky, the […]
Flowers, Born of Land and Time
I love the ancient feel of these flowers, born of land and time. They contain the silt of the Smoky Hill river which tells the story of this place as it slowly meanders across plains collecting detritus. The piece is eroded with limestone and has stone texture, rust, sagewort ash, red earth pigment, and paint. […]
The Flint Hills
When ranchers burn the prairie in the spring, the land remembers to grow again. Old growth is removed and deep prairie roots are restored. Created with stone texture, paint, grain, rust and burnt wild prairie sage. Click here to see the maker video: The Flint Hills […]
The Sun and the Moon
The sun and the moon remind us that nothing is stagnant, all is in motion. Painted with winter snow, rust, and the ash of hand-gathered prairie plants that carry the energy of a hundred suns and moons. Their energy reminds us of the wonder of a world in motion. […]
Bones of a Winter Plant
Bones of wild sunflowers define the winter prairie and inspired this study at the time of Saint Bridget’s day, the traditional start of spring in the old world. In the depth of winter, we sense the land is turning a corner. On the Prairie, winter is necessary to scarify the seeds of wild plants, so […]
One with the Serpentine Depths
This painting points to the the mystery of deep water and serpentine eddies, symbols of creative life force, created with paint, stone texture, grain and rust. Serpents are one of the oldest and widespread mythological symbols, often representing rebirth and the shedding of old ways. […]
