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Landscapes

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 negative space of the image.

My focus, as the artist, is not necessarily the feeling of loss itself, but the feeling of serenity, safety, and peace.

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.
All The Days of Summer: 36" x 36" acrylic on canvas, 2021
Red Landscape- Desert House: 20" x 24" Acrylic and mixed media, 2007.
Untitled Landscape: 31" x 31" acrylic on wood panel, 2006.
Urban Cliff: 18" x 24" acrylic on canvas, 2007
Beach House: 54" x 60" acrylic on canvas, 2020
The Deep Blue Sea: 30" x 36" acrylic on wood panel, 2007
Distant Horizon: 6" x 6" acrylic on canvasboard. 2009
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
Blue Landscape: 18" x 24" acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 2006
Hiraeth #41: 4" x 4" acrylic on canvas, 2020
Hiraeth #44: 4" x 4" acrylic on canvas, 2020
Frontier Settlement. 4" x 4" acrylic on canvas.
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
Rainy Thursday: 32" x 84" acrylic and mixed media on wood. 2007
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