WORKS ON PAPER > TREES BARK

Water Locust
Drawing on Graph Paper
26.5 x 24.5 inches framed
2022
Water Locust, DETAIL
Drawing on Graph Paper
26.5 x 24.5 inches framed
2022
Grape Vine Garrote
Drawing on Graph Paper
19.25 x 20.5 inches framed
2022
$1000
Tree That Ate the Bouncy Ball
Drawing on Graph Paper
24.5 x 21.25 inches framed
2022
$1600
Tree That Ate the Bouncy Ball, detail
Drawing on Graph Paper
24.5 x 21.25 inches framed
2022
$1600
Ice Cap
Drawing on Graph Paper
35 x 19.5 inches framed
2022
$1600
Ice Cap, detail
Drawing on Graph Paper
35 x 19.5 inches framed
2022
$1600
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Drawing on Graph Paper
35 x 19.5 inches framed
2022
$2000
Kentucky Coffee Tree, detail
Drawing on Graph Paper
35 x 19.5 inches framed
2022
$2000
Lichen
Drawing on Graph Paper
26.5 x 24.5 inches framed
2021
$1800
Lichen, DETAIL
Drawing on Graph Paper
26.5 x 24.5 inches framed
2021
$1800
Double Sunset
Drawing on Graph Paper
26.5 x 24.5 inches framed
2021
$1200
Double Sunset, DETAIL
Drawing on Graph Paper
26.5 x 24.5 inches framed
2021
$1200
Thru the Willow Oak
Drawing on Graph Paper
25.75 x 23 inchesframed
2021
$1200
Thru the Willow Oak, DETAIL
Drawing on Graph Paper
25.75 x 23 inches framed
2021
$1200
Price on Request
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
38 x 39 inches framed
2019
$2500
Price on Request
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
38 x 39 inches framed
2019
$2500
Hophornbeam
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
31 x 32.5 inches framed
2019
$2000
Hophornbeam, DETAIL
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
31 x 32.5 inches framed
2019
$2000
Black Cherry
Drawing on various sheets of graph paper
38 x 39 inches framed
2018
$2200
Black Cherry DETAIL
Drawing on various sheets of graph paper
38 x 39 inches framed
2018
$2200
Ghost Tree (Sycamore)
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
38 x 39 inches framed
2019
$2200
Ghost Tree (Sycamore) DETAIL
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
38 x 39 inches framed
2019
$2200
Maple: Fig. O
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
33 x 34 inches, unframed
2018
$2000
Maple: Fig. O -- DETAIL
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
33 x 34 inches, unframed
2018
$2000
Maple: Fig. 8
Drawing on Graph Paper
30.5 x 49 inches framed
2018
$2200
Maple: Fig. 8 -- DETAIL
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
30.5 x 49 inches framed
2018
$2200
Veneer
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
33 x 34 inches, unframed
2018
$1800
Veneer, DETAIL
Drawing on multiple sheets of graph paper
33 x 34 inches, unframed
2018
$1800

I focus on present day environmental issues using historic drawing methods; primarily exploring the dichotomous forces of nature, from its staggering beauty to its extreme dangers. In 2009, we lost over 3000 trees in a Derecho, leaving massive visual and environmental scars. Seeing so many fallen and shredded trees increased my awareness of their height and weight. For several years, replicating their massive scale was a major factor of my work. “Revolving,” (46-feet-long) is a life-size, falling tree that cycles through the seasons of the year before returning to the earth. After spending years drawing large-scale trees and plants, my focus turned more detailed in a series of drawings on various kinds of graph paper. Using the circular format of “Revolving,” these works concentrate on the pattern and movement of the barks that protect and strengthen trees. My recent work embeds trees with the means to protect themselves against man, insects, and disease. (See “Vine Garrote” and “Kentucky Coffee Tree.”)