Through, for Philip
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”
Nocturne, The Family
60×48” oil on canvas
2026
private collection
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.
The Philosopher Sets Off
Oil on canvas, 65×60”. 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
In the Walled Garden (side view)
10×8” oil on panel, 2025
available through IRL Gallery
Getting a Boost 2026, 12x12" oil on panel
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.
Our Self Portrait as a Mountain
48×36” oil on panel 2025
Nocturne
Oil on canvas, 60×48”. 2025
Available through slip house
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.
Through, Together
2024, Oil on panel 20×16”
The High Distance, Cad Red
20×16” oil on panel
2026
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
Self Portrait as a Mountain, Loving
48×36” oil on panel, 2025
This painting is a bit of an oddball, and I love it. Private collection.
Girl's Night, Coast
12x16” oil on panel
Through, Spring
48×36” oil on panel, 2024.