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. 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.

  • Elderglass

    Blackwater River, NH

    14"x18"

    Original on hold for solo exhibition

    Prints available

  • As Above, So Below

    Blackwater River, NH

    20.5"x36"

    Original on hold for solo exhibition

    Prints available

  • Blackwater

    Blackwater River, NH

    14"x18"

    Original on hold for solo exhibition

    Prints available

  • Moment

    Somewhere in Prince Edward Island, Canada, with my dad

    Dimensions unknown

    $700

    Prints available

  • The Crone Flower Blooms in Winter

    Private Residence, Belmont, NH

    9"x12"

    Sold

  • Does this count as doing the laundry?

    Private Residence, Belmont, NH

    6"x8"

    Sold

    Cards available

Annie C Maguire Shipwrecked Here 1886

Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Four panels, 30"x62" installed

$3,500, framed

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