TRACES OF BIRDS
I began working with nests and feathers about ten years ago, using them as a visual framework to express
issues and ideas. Creating this work has been both a challenge and an opportunity.
The steps from subject to finished painting are many, and my creative process has been a personal journey.
Remarkably complex, feathers and nests elicit a broad range of human response and their variety of
structure and detail offer unlimited visual possibilities. Focused on themes of home and memory,
these compositions speak of time, place and remembrance.
issues and ideas. Creating this work has been both a challenge and an opportunity.
The steps from subject to finished painting are many, and my creative process has been a personal journey.
Remarkably complex, feathers and nests elicit a broad range of human response and their variety of
structure and detail offer unlimited visual possibilities. Focused on themes of home and memory,
these compositions speak of time, place and remembrance.
TIME AND PLACE
watercolor on calfskin vellum 16” x 16” framed |
BOREAL REFUGE
watercolor on calfskin vellum 16” x 16” framed |
SAFE SHELTER
watercolor on calfskin vellum 16” x 16” framed |
BRIAR NEST
watercolor on calfskin vellum 27” x 30" framed available for purchase |
EPILOGUE
watercolor on calfskin vellum 27” x 23” framed available for purchase |
MEMORY
watercolor on calfskin vellum 22” x 18” framed available for purchase |
AUTUMN SILENCE
watercolor on calfskin vellum 22” x 26.5” framed available for purchase |
WINDSWEPT
watercolor on calfskin vellum 18.5” x 21” framed available for purchase |
FALLEN NEST
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11" framed available for purchase |
DOVE FEATHERS
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11" available for purchase |
RED FEATHERS
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11” framed available for purchase |
TURKEY FEATHER STUDY
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11” framed PRIVATE COLLECTION |
ARCHIVED IMAGES
REMEMBRANCE
watercolor on calfskin vellum 22” x 18” Collection of the Woodson art Museum 
OCTOBER TREASURE
watercolor on calfskin vellum 34” x 29” framed private collection 
PRAIRIE FEATHER
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11” framed private collection 
SPRUCE NEST
watercolor on calfskin vellum 6” x 8” framed private collection |
SEASONS END
watercolor on calfskin vellum 22.5” x 18.5” framed private collection 
SANCTUARY
watercolor on calfskin vellum 20” x 16” private collection 
BEACH NEST
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11” framed private collection 
TURKEY FEATHERS
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11” framed private collection |
SEEKING STILLNESS
watercolor on calfskin vellum 22” x 18” private collection 
VESTIGE
watercolor on calfskin vellum 20” x 23” framed private collection 
OLD FEATHERS
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11” framed private collection 
FEATHER STUDY
watercolor on calfskin vellum 9” x 11” private collection |