Nocturne, Summer Dusk 60×48” oil on canvas 2026 private collection
Nocturne, for Holling
60×48” oil on canvas
2026
A series of these paintings of Nocturnes is unfolding over this year. They explore the notion of empty space and solitude being empty and full at the same time. They reference both Tonalism and color field painting, as well as painting prompts from the Song Dynasty.
Nocturne, The Edge 60x48" oil on canvas 2026
detail Nocturne, The Edge 60x48" oil on canvas 2026
Nocturne
Oil on canvas, 60×48”. 2025
Available through slip house
Nocturne, Stormy Sky 2026 60x48" oil on canvas
Nocturne, The Family 60×48” oil on canvas 2026 private collection
Through, for Philip, 2025 65×60” oil on canvas
Through, for Philip (detail)
Detail of small figure pulling another person in a rubber raft into a canyon. Detail is approx. 30×24”
Self Portrait as a Mountain 60x48" oil on canvas 2025
detail Self Portrait as a Mountain 60x48" oil on canvas 2025
Our Self Portrait as a Mountain
48×36” oil on panel 2025
Clearing, The Apology
48x36" oil on canvas
2025
detail
Clearing, The Apology
48x36" oil on canvas
2025
Clearing, the Reunion 48x36" oil on canvas 2026
Self Portrait as a Mountain, Thicket 2026 24x18x.75" oil on panel
The High Distance, Cad Red
20×16” oil on panel
2026
High Distance, She Goes
24×18” oil on panel
2025
The high distance is a construct from Song dynasty painting, used to suggest being able to see the full height of a mountain in a painting, while also experiencing entry points at a middle distance and a level distance. From a western optical perspective this is wonderfully impossible, except at great distance. I love the emotional resonance of climbing a full mountain in a painting.
Leaving, the High Distance
24×18” oil on panel
2025
High Distance, Eucalyptus
24×18” Oil on panel
2026
Many of the mountain paintings I make end up referencing a California foothill I have climbed countless times. This one conjures up the heat, shade, and perfume of the eucalyptus groves halfway up the hill, which then gives way to coastal scrub. In California there is no greater sign of the hubris of Manifest Destiny than the invasive eucalytpus, highly flammable and useless for its intended purpose: 19th c. railroad ties.
The High Distance, Eucalyptus
detail 3×5”
24×18” Oil on panel
2026
Someone coming up the path greets a new baby being carried down the path.
Walled Garden, Quiet 20x16x.75" oil on panel 2026
detail Walled Garden, Quiet 20x16x.75" oil on panel 2026
The Philosophers Confer 24x18x.75" oil on panel 2025
Looking over the Wall (side view)
10×8” oil on panel, 2025
available through IRL Gallery
Looking over the Wall
10×8” oil on panel, 2025
This walled garden has a damp, dark, heavy wall, one that suggests a long duration holding the garden in and the outside world out.
available through IRL Gallery
In the Walled Garden
10×8” oil on panel, 2025
available through IRL Gallery
This way 10x8x1.5" oil on panel 2026 available through IRL Gallery
Climbing down the walled garden 10x8x1.5" oil on panel 2026
side view Climbing down the walled garden 10x8x1.5" oil on panel 2026
Rainstorm in the Walled Garden 10x8x1.5" oil on panel 2026
Leaving the Walled Garden
10×8” oil on panel, 2025
The new fence
10×8” oil on panel, 2025
Putting up new fences in the walled garden.
Climbing out 10x8x1.5" oil on panel 2026
side view Climbing out 10x8x1.5" oil on panel 2026
Through, Together
2024, Oil on panel 20×16”
Italian Walk, Via Appia - The Toy
Oil on panel, 36×36”. 2024.
A child throwing a weight on a string walking along the Via Appia at dusk.
Through, Early Spring
48×36” oil on canvas, 2025
Girl's Night, Coast
12x16” oil on panel
Through, Spring
48×36” oil on panel, 2024.