Painting the natural worlds of the Pacific Northwest (and my own mind).
An invitation into the forest
For the past five years my painting practice has focused on studies of the trees of the Hoh Rainforest in the Olympic National Park in Washington, USA. Two solo shows - one at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River, Oregon in 2024 and the other at the Columbia Gorge Museum in Stevenson, Washington in 2025 have featured many of the works from this series. Most of the original pieces are now in private collections, but those that remain can be found at the 301 Gallery in Hood River and Carson Art Garage in Carson, Washington.
Fine art reproduction prints in giclee on textured, archival paper are now available in the shop.
I am now turning my attention to the forests of my home in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and the beaches and sea stacks of the Washington, Oregon, and Northern California coastline.
I grew up in south central Alaska exploring the fjords and forests of the Kenai Fjords National Park. I am looking forward to a future series of forest and ocean scenes from the Kenai peninsula. In the meantime, I’ll also be exploring the inner spaces and liminal worlds of my own mind, so buckle up it gets weird in there.
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Fresh Prints
This is the last piece from the Hoh Rainforest series, and it feels like a finale. The fireworks at the end of a really long, fun night. This years long focus on the Hoh Rainforest has brought so many new things to my art practice it has felt like gift after gift. These lovely ladies and their hip-py, belly dancing gestures invite you deeper into the Hall of Mosses.
This is a 24”x24” (paper size is 26”x26”) print reproduction of an original oil painting. It is printed in giclee ink on archival, textured paper ready for framing.
Long after the sun has set, its rays continue to arc around the curve of the Pacific to touch the top edges of the marine layer fog way out on the horizon. The light bounces off the sheen of the wet sand as I stand, entranced, on the dark beach. The light is still there, and the darkness is peaceful. “Trance” - this is a 20” x 20” fine art reproduction print of the original oil painting of this nocturne from Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA.
Everyone that has visited the Hoh Rainforest campground in the Olympic National Park in Washington will recognize this tree. The park’s main trail guides visitors under its arch like passing through a magical portal. It’s a smaller tree, so you can (somewhat) easily reach up and touch the smooth spot on the tree’s bark where so many others have touched.
This is a 30” x 15” (paper size is 32”x17”) print reproduction of an original oil painting. It is printed in giclee ink on archival, textured paper ready for framing.