“Legend of Crow Peak” 30 x 40” Oil on Canvas This painting was painted specifically for the opening of Crow Peak Brewery in Spearfish, SD. The expanded building opened this weekend with amazing success! You might say people “flocked” to it! Crow Peak is a prominent mountain in the Northern Black Hill, outside of Spearfish, SD. The name “Crow Peak” …
“Crow Peak with Haystacks” 30 x 40” Oil on Canvas The image of Crow Peak changes with the season, climate and time of day. Crow Peak is a landmark mountain located outside of Spearfish, SD. It signals the end of the Black Hills going west to Wyoming. This tranquil depiction of Crow Peak shows the end of summer and the …
“Medicine Wheel” 11 x 30” Watercolor & Gouache on Paper Humans have left their mark well before recorded time. This remains one of the remaining mysteries man can explore on earth. The enormous stone circle this painting is about is called the Medicine Wheel is comprised of a circle dissected by 28 radiating spokes from the center. Constructed above the …
“Sacred Circle” 11 x 30” Watercolor & Gouache on Paper Circles are a symbolic element in many cultures. A circle has no beginning and no end. It repeats upon itself. The earth is a sphere and it rotates in circles. Seasons are a circle, repeating over and over through time. The sun and planets are all spheres. The circles in …
“Stories in Feather & Stone” 11 x 30” Watercolor & Gouache on Paper We as humans have a desire to collect an object to remind us of a time. A photograph of an event, a stone off the beach, a statue of the Eiffel Tower, the act of drawing in or writing in a journal. The object helps us to …
“Sentinel” 24 x 36” Oil on Canvas In my tipi paintings, the converging lines and textures of the materials were the initial inspiration for me. The slightly askew format I utilize was to give the image an otherworldly feeling, as this image is a remnant of the past. This series has led me to explore the romantic ideals we as …
“The Stone Arrow” 11 x 30” Watercolor & Gouache on Paper When things begin to flow in the direction intended, it is so easy! Trying to paddle upstream differs from downstream, and I sometimes mistake hard work for just trying to push in the wrong direction. The Stone Arrow that inspired this painting is located near Meeteetse, Wyoming. This stone …
“A Ribbon on the Chest” 11 x 30 inches, Gouache and Colored Pencil on Paper What would it be like to not be driven? To have goals and accomplishments can be internalized, but in many cases, must be shared to be fully savored. I often think about the awards we are given for accomplishments: a medal, a ribbon, a document, …