The Book of Animals Print

What do you feel when you step out into the glory of the natural world? Do you absorb the complex relationships that drive the cycle of life? Throughout history, people have created myths as a way of expressing their traditional understanding of nature, and art as the prime story-telling medium. Today, we are no different; our connection with nature is failing because we have allowed our mythology to drift away. My art beseeches the viewer to consider her/his own mythology – to strengthen their personal connection to nature. I seek to paint a universal story by depicting individual spirits that interact with the world. By merging a mythology that is appropriate for today’s struggles and stresses, with a classical realism technique, I hope to restore the viewers’ innate relationship with the earth biome. I fuse the recognizable with the imaginative to open a window to the breeze of mythological understanding. My work begins with the vulnerable state of today’s eco-realism and creates a path to comprehensive freshness. Like the inspired painters of the pre-Raphaelites and French Romanticism, I build my technique to answer the deepest questions of today. Who are we? How do we infuse our personal journey on this planet with magnanimous care for all life? I work to help guide our evolution toward a functional place in the wholeness of life with fluid, earth-colored, and textured brushstrokes. My work combines classical realism with unsuspected surprises, nuanced to jar the viewer’s sense of environmental security. I see my art as a pathway toward human-ecological connection.