Large Shaped Pieces

Three Tulips

“Three Tulips”

Colored pencil on museum board, 40 by 30 inches.

Read about this piece on the blog.

Water Pocket Fold

I first saw the water pocket fold from an airplane. I didn’t know what it was. I saw a large gash in the Earth. It stretched a long way. Mystified, I used my phone to take a photo - knowing it would show me the location where the photo was taken.

Back at home, I looked up the location and learned it was Capitol Reef National Park - a 100 mile long fold in the Earth’s crust. This is where the Earth’s plates collide. One goes under, the other folds over, creating a pocket.

Another year later I was seeing Capitol Reef Park by foot. It is a fascinating place to visit. It is impressive from the air and very fun to visit by foot. This piece has sold.

Hundredth Meridian

Map makers will mark the Hundredth Meridian as running through the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. When explorer John Wesley Powell came along, he observed this was roughly the line between arid land to the west and fertile farm land to the east. Today, this organic line of annual rainfall has shifted to the east and now lies at about the 98th longitude line - another indicator of climate change. This drawing has a shifting divide in the middle to represent arid and fertile landscapes. This piece has sold.

Continental Divide: Triple Divide Peak

I have had this theme brewing in my mind for quite a while. Some of my pieces are inspired by the book “Home Ground,” a compilation of words that describe our natural landscape. Each time I cross the continental divide I am reminded of how much I am a speck on the landscape, and the water beneath my feet will flow to either of two oceans. There are just a few places on our planet where “triple divide peaks” send water off to three oceans. One can be found in Montana, inside Glacier National Park. As intrigued as I am by this, I stumbled with imagery representing the concept. This is an aerial view. I don’t think I have “hit the nail on the head,” and perhaps will try again. For now, this is it. This piece has sold.