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​Abstract landscapes are a particular interest of mine, perhaps because they can mean so many things to different people. Some may contain a focal point for the eye of the viewer, such as a minimalist or idealized form of a house (often little more than a sketched architectural framework), while others may be little more than a distant horizon, allowing the viewer to wander freely and explore the activity within the negative space of the image.

A subset of these is titled "Hiraeth", which is a Welsh word for homesickness, nostalgia, or the longing for a home to which one can never return, may no longer exist, or possibly never really have existed. It is a grief or sadness for things that have been lost, or simply no longer being as we remember them.  ​My focus, as the artist, is not necessarily the feeling of loss itself, but the feeling of serenity, safety, and peace.
Geometric I 20" x 24" acrylic and mixed media on canvas. 2022
Balloons in the Park. 48" x 60" acrylic on canvas. 2021
All The Days of Summer: 36" x 36" acrylic on canvas, 2021
Hiraeth #18: 6" x 6" acrylic on canvas, 2020.
Hiraeth #25: 8" x 8" acrylic on canvasboard, 2020.
Hiraeth #38: 12" x 12" acrylic on canvas, 2020.
Hiraeth #39: 4" x 4" acrylic on canvas, 2020
Hiraeth #41: 4" x 4" acrylic on canvas, 2020
Hiraeth #44: 4" x 4" acrylic on canvas, 2020
Hiraeth #47: 16" x 16" acrylic on canvas, 2020
Hiraeth #48: 16" x 16" acrylic on canvas, 2020
Small Houses: 4" x 4" acrylic on canvas
Distant Horizon: 6" x 6" acrylic on canvasboard. 2009
Red Landscape- Desert House: 20" x 24" Acrylic and mixed media, 2007.
Frontier Settlement. 4" x 4" acrylic on canvas.
Urban Cliff: 18" x 24" acrylic on canvas, 2007
The Deep Blue Sea: 30" x 36" acrylic on wood panel, 2007
Rainy Thursday: 32" x 84" acrylic and mixed media on wood. 2007
Untitled Landscape: 31" x 31" acrylic on wood panel, 2006.
Blue Landscape: 18" x 24" acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 2006
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