I’m so honored that Spirit of an Autumn Tree was selected for the 50th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition in Hays. I have a special relationship with trees, because they are so uncommon here. I think Willa Cather described it best in her book My Antonia, “Trees were so rare in that country, and they […]
The Prairie Hill
It is a misnomer that the prairie is as flat as a pancake, for there are some really lovely hills undulating like slow green waves. Mysterious places where I imagine many a traveler has stopped to listen to the wind and marvel vast expanse of what lies ahead. Created with stone, embedded grain, rust, paint […]
Burning the Flint Hills
In the spring, plains ranchers burn off last year’s tall grass to clear the pasture, in doing so the Earth releases the old and makes way for something new. Within days, bright growth rises above the charred earth and the world grows again. Created with stone, embedded Kansas grain, tarry earth pigments, rust and paint. […]
The Land Beneath My Feet
Inspired by springtime on the American Prairie, this painting invites you to wander the greening land, connected to a thousand wild things. It is boldly formed, with handmade stone texture embedded with organic corn to mimic the undulating grassland. Every year, I collect wild sage from the pasture and this piece contains burnt ash, as […]
Running Grass
This piece celebrates the shortgrass prairie. The root system of prairie plants are deep. Often with more biomass below than above, they preserve the soil, and in doing so, nature reminds us of the importance of inner strength. Made with stone texture and colored with earth pigments, iron, acrylic and the fresh ash of Eastern […]
Cedar Symbolism
Eastern Red Cedar is a symbol of the American Prairie. It is a survivor, growing where other trees cannot thanks to roots that extend deep into the earth. As the prairie’s evergreen, it reminds us to be strong even in difficult conditions. I love to collect fresh boughs and burn them into ash. I finely […]
Fling Wide the Cloak
Each plains storm has its own personality. This is my rendition of a pale winter storm harnessing the power of the setting sun. It contains elements to balance Earth and Sky, including rainwater, limestone, natural pigments and topsoil. Inspired by a passage from celebrated Great Plains author Willa Cather, “The sun was like a great […]
Pale Moon Field
This painting is made entirely of limestone and sandstone from Russell County, Kansas. I painted in an antique grain sack. Today it sold to a beautiful couple for their new limestone house. It could not had found a better home. I am enormously grateful and hope it gives you much joy. […]
Coneflower
This was one of my favorite summer pieces, a homage to the lovely Kansas Prairie Coneflower. It now is with two fantastic collectors in Kansas. […]
Kansas Grainfield
So enormously happy that Kansas Grainfield is going to a wonderful collector in Kansas City. Congratulations on your new home and thank you for decorating with this piece. […]
