2012 Abstracts

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Totemic Moon

At times you just have to get down into the mud and fight for these images... this one was a struggle....... 24 x 24''

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Totemic Moon 2

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Totemic Night

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Totemic Night 2

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Totemic Red

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Echoed Still the Silent Chants

This is one of those images that emerges simply and silently from the subconscience. 24 x 24''

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Hearth Stone

trying to find the sweet spot between painterly and digital.... this may be close 24 x 24''

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Lakota

Coming of age in South Dakota meant coming to grips with your history if not your heritage. 24 x 34''

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Wall Writing

the dark area on the left that invites us to mentally explore the possibility of what it may lead to.... 24 x 24''

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Corroded Square

not sure where this direction is heading........ it may be too painterly for digital 24 x 34''

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A Deeper Meaning

It's about texture and light... If any of the images have a deeper meaning I leave that for others to articulate. 24 x 24''

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Voyager 2

As we continue to explore.... what discoveries await? 24 x 34''

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Its New Again

They say... everything old is new again. 28 x 36''

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Touchstone Wall

Again... like a broken record... I say it’s all about texture and light. 24 x 34''

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Below the Crypt

Texture and light.... with a pinch of drama... mix in a falling square or two and you’re done. What could be simpler? This art gig ain’t that hard. ;-) 24 x 34''

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Time Floats By

The direction of time in this image is open to interpretation but in life..... not so much. 24 x 34''

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I Scream Cone

In the spirit of Retold Stories.. I visited a previous image to rework, retell, alter and amend. 24 x 24''

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Stories Retold

Our stories are often told and retold... changing slightly each time until finally taking on an abstract life of their own. 24 x 34''

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Retold Stories 2

stories told again and again take on an abstract life of their own... 24 x 24''

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Retold Stories

A new story not related to the old story..... 24 x 24''

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Cayenne Pepper

Occasionally the voices say stop at this point and go away... I am glad I did. 24 x 34''

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Our Light Reveals

Buried, lost and long forgotten..... 24 x 24''

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A Message Thru Time

Could this be an ancient message of importance from a long lost civilization or.... 34 x 20

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Sidebar

Let's call this a sibling of the Simple Square Series. 24 x 24''

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A Warrior Returns

Remember the Warrior Series a few months back.... well, I guess it wasn’t yet complete. 24 x 24''

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Twenty Five Circles in a Square

My penchant for squares is only matched by my predilection for dark colors..... 24 x 24''

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Elements My Dear Watson

The composition here consists of a few basic elements and a periodic table or two... 24 x 36''

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Levi Country

It’s a Levi landscape.... a place to wear them torn, worn and comfortable... 24 x 36

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As Time Begins

When it comes to light and texture..... as they say.... too much is not enough. 24 x 24''

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Square Askew

The Square Askew is new to you......... me too. 24 x 24''

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Square Apparent

For some reason I find square shapes to be endlessly fascinating... 24 x 24''

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Moonstone 2

A simple composition composed of shape, texture and light...... in a quiet assortment of earthtone colors. That’s about it....what more is there to say? 24 x 24''

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Amulet

an ornament that protects the wearer from evil, danger and disease... it should be a big seller in ebay. 24 x 24''

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Above the Mantel

A divided canvas filled with light and texture..... and elements revisited from images past. 24 x 24''

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Site of Sacred Rites

A long ago abandoned structure that once played an important role in the lives of this lost tribe.... 28 x 36''

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Ins and Outs

An open window with objects occupying space both inside and outside at the same time.... 24 x 24''

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Carin

A Carin is a pile of rocks...But remember, as the Wikipedia article cautions.... two rocks do not make a duck. 24 x 24''

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A Story Unfolds

Returning to a past theme of stage plays and dramatic lighting 24 x 24''

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Taking Shelter

Returning to the dark with texture, light and balance.... 28 x 36''

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Coming Together and Flying Apart

There should always be room for a bit of whimsy in life. 36 x 24''

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Joshua Tree

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Desert Night

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Land of Illusion

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Yesterday

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Celebrate in Santa Fe

here’s another in the series that’s not really a series. 28 x 36''

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Five Lines Divide

Some titles are thought provoking and subtle..... this is not one of them. 24 x 24''

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Fourth of July

As always... the name came after the fact but I think it certainly fits. 28 x 36''

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Ice Creamery

The three gold lines and purple shape at the top is one of the lynch pins of this composition. 28 x 36''

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Painted Feather

In recent work I have pursued a more “painterly” approach to texture... 28 x 36''

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California Vision

Similar to Red Pepper but a bit more “painterly”. 28 x 36''

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Red Pepper

It’s too soon to know for certain but this may be a pivotal image... 28 x 36''

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Sans Fish

The title is a bit too cute but I couldn't come up with a worthy alternative. 24 x 24''

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Outside Yuma

This has a southwest flavor to it that reminded me of the dirt devils we would occasionally see along highway eight during road trips to Phoenix and Tucson.

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Great White

...some soft edge forms among the harder edges 24 x 36''

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Spot Process

The title is in reference to two different types of color printing on a press (not digital).... spot color and process color. 24 x 24''

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Jazz Theme 6

I’m sure many jazz riff’s started the way this image did.... just doodlin’ ‘round... 24 x 24''

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Jazz Theme 5

When you look at an image and don’t know what to add or what to subtract.... I guess you have to say it’s done. Only time will tell and time can be a cruel mistress.

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Jazz Theme 4

Like many of you, I’m sure, I too am beginning to burn out on red.... 24 x 24''

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Jazz Theme 3

Like jazz, art is improvisation within a structure... this is the third variation on a theme.

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Jazz Theme 2

This is the second in the series.... same color palette and many of the same elements but a completely different variation on the theme. 24 x 24''

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Jazz Theme

Elements float, move, rotate and scale... projecting a visual equivalent of a jazz harmony. 24 x 24''

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Jazz on a Summer Night

When Ella scats and Pops hits the high notes... it doesn’t get any better than that. 24 x 24''

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River Weeds

There is a definite contradiction between an abstract image and a representational title... that’s true here... yet how can a verbal abstract possibly relate. 24 x 24''

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Summer Wind

A number of things have come together in this image... balance, movement, and lighter, brighter color. 24 x 24''

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Summer Wind 2

A strong breeze blows in the land of Oz and carries with it the remnants of a Kansas storm. 24 x 24''

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Summer Night

I decided to set a goal of working with brighter colors. As you can see from this composition, I was only about half-way successful. ;-) 28 x 36''

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Friday Night

The square format has always been a favorite of mine... finding new ways to break up the space. 24 x 24''

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Nebra Disk Variant

A simple composition that leans heavily on light and texture for the success of the image.

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Nebra Disk

Frequently I will balance relatively isolated areas of activity with larger areas of almost solid color... 228 x 36''

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Theme Song

Many of the recent posts have been dark and brown.... I thought it was time for a change of pace. 28 x 36''

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Stalactites

Stalactites are columns hanging from the ceiling of a cave caused by the calcium salt deposits in dripping water.... I’m sure everyone was dying to know that. ;-)

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Not in Kansas

There may be something here to pursue... or not. 24 x 24''

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Book of Hours

The ornate richness in this image, sits atop the brown background as if the viewer is looking at the cover of a book. 28 x 36

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Haiku 4

To create good design you had to forget everything you had learned about it. 24 x 24''

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Haiku 3

One of the “rules” of good design says odd numbers are more interesting... 24 x 24''

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Haiku 2

I have always maintained that the real subjects of my work are light and texture. 24 x 24''

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Haiku

Haiku evokes the feeling of the natural world in a way that is at once simple and complex. 24 x 24''

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Numbers Pass and Dreams Fly

Yes, numbers pass, dreams fly and yet we hardly notice. 28 x 36''

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Divided by Three 3

As always.... it’s light and texture doing the heavy lifting. 28 x 36''

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Divided by Three 2

Natural light floods into the abstract image.... 28 x 36''

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Divided by Three

I often struggle to keep it simple, but I think this image has really been reduced to its essence. 28 x 36''

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In Celebration

A brighter image to belie my reputation of being just another dark and brooding Dutch artist..... ;-) 24 x 36''

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Big Sky Country

Just about any image with horizontal shapes going from edge to edge automatically becomes a landscape. 28 x 36''

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Discovered in the Dark

Shining a light into the darkness revealed the rich texture of...... 28 x 36''

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Alchemic Dreams

Alchemy was a medieval form of chemistry, attempting to convert base metals into gold. 24 x 24''

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Midwest Watch

When I was growing up in the midwest we were given a storm watch or a storm warning.... when they said take cover... we did. 36 x 40''

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Recycled

I thought I would recycle some old parts into a new image. 24 x 24''

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Ancient Map of a Lost City

Ancient civilizations, their stories lost through time... a tempting find. 36 x 40''

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Old Walls Divide

There are too many old walls in our world... so many of them divide us. 36 x 40''

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During The Time That Time Began

There was a period during which the elements were beginning to be formed and time was beginning to begin. 24 x 24''

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Untitled 20

When choosing a title for this one.... I came up blank. 24 x 24''

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Twenty Five and Five

This image has many of the elements that have fascinated me for some time now. 24 x 24''

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Blue Bartlett

I was working the other day when this one somehow turned up.... I couldn’t resist. 20 x 30''

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Black Water Vents

The discovery of vents on the ocean’s floor have revealed to us, for the first time, life forms that are independent of the sun. 20 x 30''

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As Stars Explode

There is a classic foreground, middleground and background to this and as such it can certainly be viewed as a landscape... 24 x 24''

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Among the Signs We've Seen

The material assembled here cannot be accidental... does the sign simply point the way or does it warn us of an ominous presence? 24 x 24''

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Deja Vu

The composition is essentially a series of vertical shapes moving across the image... 24 x 24''

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God's Armor

Could this be the recently discovered body armor of an ancient Aztec God? Or...... 24 x 24''

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Swept Up

What makes the image work is the subtle placement of light. 24 x 24''

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Ancient Energy

It is certainly an irony that our civilization, our survival, depends on energy from a source that is millions of years old. 24 x 24''

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Worry Stones

The white seems to fall like snow on this mindscape of texture while small bits of juicy color add highlights and interest to the whole image. 24 x 24''

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Idol on the Altar

I also thought of naming this “Idyl at the Alter”... and maybe I should just to see if anyone would notice. It would certainly be a more thought provoking title. 24 x 24''

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Again and Again

Again and again I return to the square format.... it seems to provide a wealth of opportunity and a fountain if inspiration. 24 x 24''

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Texture Study 4

When it comes to texture: “Too much is not enough”. 24 x 30''

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A Chant from the Past

Elements from older images are included in this image with some newer elements and textures mixed in for good measure. 24 x 30''

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Trio

This image could easily be considered part of the Texture Study series because there is so much going on here... 30 x 20''

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Rock Matrix

This image could easily be considered part of the Texture Study series because there is so much going on here... 24 x 24''

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And Then Came Act 3

This was going to be Texture Study 3 but I somehow pushed it beyond that concept so I decided to give it a title. 24 x 30''

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Texture Study 2

Like Texture Study 1.... this is a fairly simple composition. There is some emphasis on light in this image but the main focus is on the textural variations. 24 x 30''

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Texture Study

As you can tell from the title.... the obvious emphasis here is on texture although color harmony is certainly a significant element as well. 24 x 30''

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In The Space Where You Live

There is a simplicity to this that I find appealing... it’s very basic in form, texture and color but still it holds my interest. 24 x 24''

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Cave Singers

A more complex asymmetrical composition but it’s the mysterious depth and the light that holds my interest. 36 x 24''

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Counting Time Six to a Beat

The heavy texture, the dark palette.... it’s only the light the gives us hope as we all are counting time. 24 x 30''

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An So It Goes

This image is similar in composition to the “Dawn” series but with a completely different approach. One of the most striking differences is certainly the color palette... 24 x 30''

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Below Chicago 5

In terms of texture, color and light there is a lot to explore here. For me, this is probably my favorite of the series. 36 x 24''

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Below Chicago 3

Third in the series. Similar in composition to Below Chicago 1... still with lots of texture but a bit more color to offset the grays. 36 x 24''

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Below Chicago 2

Continuing with the subterranean abstracts of the “Chicago” series.... in this, the image is darker and the light is more pronounced. Added depth is provided by the hole that was punched thru in the upper left. 36 x 24''

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Below Chicago

Many years ago I did a piece titled “Below Chicago”. It was an abstract version of what you might see or feel of the decay below the streets of any major urban area. In this new series I am revisiting that theme. 36 x 24''

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Approaching Storm

The final image in the “Dawn” series. Dawn is a metaphor for a new beginning. Our lives are full of new beginnings. 28 x 36''

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New Day Coming

Almost all of the activity in this image is confined to the bottom portion with little except the glowing light for balance. 28 x 36''

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Dawn of a Distant Star

Another image in the “Dawn” series. Again we see the glow of light, this time with a bit more of an “other worldly” mystery to it. 28 x 36''

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Gray Dawn 2

A number of elements are clustered around the division area... why? I don't know but it seems to work. 28 x 36''

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Dawn's Light

This cluster of gold elements is taken from an earlier image but it does seem to fit rather nicely. 28 x 36''

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Gray Dawn

The first of the “Dawn” series. There are two main elements that are common in the series: the division of the canvas and the light in the top portion of the image. 28 x 36''

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Crossing the Threshold

We are all faced with the prospect of change. Many times we hesitate to cross that threshold.... many times we are not given a choice. 30 x 20''

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Dakota Territory

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Lakota Camp

Light from the lower right.... perhaps a campfire... is reflected off the wall. Are we in the midst of a ceremony or just cooking dinner? 24 x 30''

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Dakota Sioux

While there are still a number of “graphic” elements here, there is also a more “painterly” freedom to the many of the shapes and textures. 30 x 20''

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Dakota Sioux 2

The second of the series.... considerably lighter earthtone color palette but with a greater variety of texture. 30 x 20''

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Dakota Sioux 3

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