Human / Nature: Pastel Landscapes
In this ongoing series, I use pastels to paint immersive landscapes that feature both well-known and overlooked vantages, often (but not exclusively) from New Hampshire and Maine. While pleasant to the eye, these works help me to think about the tangled relationship between humans and nature. This relationship is both one of forces opposed to each other and inexplicably tied together. Humans can have a devastating impact on our environment, but in many everyday cases, you can observe the Earth reclaiming where humans have moved on. Meanwhile, the human race is beholden to time and ultimately to our planet as well. My paintings explore the beauty of the balance between human activity and the Earth's reciprocity, and the sublime power nature holds.
Recommended reading: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
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Rock Hopping
Cliffs at White Head, Monhegan Island, Maine (thanks mom)
12"x16"
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Moment
Somewhere in Prince Edward Island, Canada, with my dad
Dimensions unknown
Available
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The Crone Flower Blooms in Winter
Private Residence, Belmont, NH
9"x12"
Sold
Prints to come
Annie C Maguire Shipwrecked Here 1886
Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Four panels, 30"x62" installed
Available at BayView Artisan Gallery
Prints upon request only
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The Roosevelts Don't Fish Here
Campobello Island
18"x32" (maybe?)
Sold
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Treeline
Concord, NH
16"x20"
Sold
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Wave
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Approx. 6"x9"
Sold
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Gilmanton
Gilmanton, NH
9"x12"
Sold
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Classic Chicken
9"x12"
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Deshaies Engagement
Sculptured Rocks, Hebron, NH
Approx. 18"x24"
Commissioned (sold)
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Katie at Pine Mountain
Summit: Pine Mountain, Alton Bay, NH
Approx. 16"x32"
Commissioned (sold)