Nature #17

Medium Description

Color pencils, acrylic paints, feathers, glue, markers, pen, and ink on drawing paper

Artist Description

“Finding the true idea of harmony in nature is by its very essence discordant.” This paradox lies at the heart of my work as the tension, movement, and constant transformation held within each piece give birth to the magic of existence. My process involves a transparent field of deep layering of shapes, light, color, and texture, reflecting therein. This artwork is a recollection of my journey into the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Here, ‘I went to the woods because I wish to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and to see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.’

Wilderness, then and now, is our first and last chance to celebrate the continuous evolution of the American landscape and to harness and salvage the remnants of the fleeting paradise in contemporary times.  Preservation and Conservation are the policies necessary to sustain our natural heritage.