Constructed Nocturne I (2025)
oil on canvas
8" x 10"
oil on canvas
8" x 10"
Constructed Nocturne II (2025)
oil on linen, mounted to board
7" x 5"
oil on linen, mounted to board
7" x 5"
Constructed Nocturne IV (2025)
oil on linen, mounted to board
4" x 4"
oil on linen, mounted to board
4" x 4"
Constructed Nocturne V (2025)
oil on muslin, mounted to board
5" x 5"
oil on muslin, mounted to board
5" x 5"
Constructed Nocturne Watercolor Study (2025)
watercolor
10" x 12"
watercolor
10" x 12"
Candy Mountain (2026)
oil and distemper on linen, mounted to board
8" x 8"
oil and distemper on linen, mounted to board
8" x 8"
Paper Landscape (2026)
oil on linen, mounted to board
8" x 8"
oil on linen, mounted to board
8" x 8"
Constructed Nocturne VI (2026)
oil and distemper on linen, mounted to board
5" x 5"
oil and distemper on linen, mounted to board
5" x 5"
I have constructed as a miniature stage or world inside a small, wooden box, which serves as the motif for these paintings. Inside are landscape flats representing shrubs, trees, mountains, etc. painted in watercolor, cut out, arranged and illuminated.
The imagery is rooted in landscape, and began as a way for me to continue looking at the landscape through the winter. However, I quickly realized that working from this constructed, controlled space is nothing like painting the landscape. These paintings embrace the peculiar experience of observing an invented, and even changeable place. The work has evolved to honor that distinction, allowing the artificiality of the setup to become an essential part of the paintings themselves.
The imagery is rooted in landscape, and began as a way for me to continue looking at the landscape through the winter. However, I quickly realized that working from this constructed, controlled space is nothing like painting the landscape. These paintings embrace the peculiar experience of observing an invented, and even changeable place. The work has evolved to honor that distinction, allowing the artificiality of the setup to become an essential part of the paintings themselves.
