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The North

 

St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands

 

My inner state seems to find its outer counterpart in the "North Country". This region embodies a spiritual magnetism which continually draws me. To me, this area is pared down to the elementals. Even during summer's peak the blue sky, the leaves, the flowers all seem quite temporary and precarious; the indefinable River, the ancient rocks, the subtle land modulations and the ever-new sky reign supreme.

Sacred River
Egg tempera on panel
19" x 31" - 1995

 

The Other Shore
Egg tempera on panel
18" x 29" - 1995

There are three recurring themes present in my watercolors, drawings and egg temperas of this river:

l. A small island surrounded by water, perhaps about to be inundated by the flood,

2. Crossing over to the "other shore" of salvation,

3. A branch or branches mysteriously appear at the side or top of the paper. Perhaps the roots of these branches originate in a celestial realm, occasionally descending to generate new life for earthbound nature. This is reminiscent of God's hand reaching down to generate the divine spark of life within Adam.

 

Open
Egg tempera on panel
18" x 25" - 1995

Vista Store
Egg tempera on panel
11" x 18" - 1997

Blind Bay Revealed
Egg tempera on panel
11" x 14"

Rocky Path
Egg tempera on panel
11" x 14" - 1997

Compass of Light
Egg tempera on panel
18" x 11" - 2001

Square Root Focus
Egg tempera on panel
11" x 14" - 1995

Monistic Mist
Egg tempera on panel
18" x 13" - 1997

 

Flowering Sun
Pencil and pastel on paper
18" x 29" - 1997

St. Lawrence River #1
Pencil and pastel on paper
15" x 22" - 1989

St lawrence River #1.3
Pencil and pastel on paper
15" x 22" - 1989

St. Lawrence River #3.5
Pencil and pastel on paper
22" x 30" - 1990

Steps
Pencil and pastel on paper
23" x 29" - 1996

Bottled
Pencil and pastel on paper
18" x 29" - 1996

 

Winter Flux
Watercolor on paper
7" x 10" - 1990

Snow White
Watercolor on paper
15" x 25" - 1997

Bend But Not Break
Watercolor on paper
12" x 7" - 1998

A Different Reflection
Watercolor on paper
15" x 12" - 1998

Wave Length River
Watercolor on paper

Blue Winter Horizon
Watercolor on paper
13" x 21" - 1998

North Country, December
Watercolor on paper
10" x 16" - 1990

Mist Revealed
Egg Tempera on panel
25" x 40" - 1995

Awakening
Egg Tempera on panel
18" x 29" - 1990

Rooting 1
Egg Tempera on panel
36" x 24" - 1981

Rooting 1.3
Egg Tempera on panel
36" x 24" - 1989

Intentional Resonance
Egg Tempera on panel
22" x 36" - 1991

 

 

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