1980-1991

(All paintings are acrylic on canvas; pastel, dried pigments, and ash may be incorporated.)

Allies 78"x132" 1981

Dos 84"x40" 1984

Sargasso 36"x42" 1983

Cape Paintings and Other Work 

Form and landscape came together with this series. The landscape of the Northwest is a world that has visual meaning for me; gray skies, the lushness of green everywhere and the ocean. The Cape paintings reflect that. The Georgica Pond painting is based on my memory of a view from Wainscott, Long Island, but seemed to fit in well with this group. 

I was fascinated by how landscapes are portrayed in Mughal Miniature paintings from the Mughal Empire (16th to 18th centuries). There is a flatness and a fantasy quality that appealed to me. I incorporated those qualities and took inspiration to create a series of paintings.

River Bank 45"x72" 1985

The Raising of Mount Govardhana 66"x60" 1987

Eccentric Hedges

The hedge paintings grew out of my travels to England and Italy. I spent much of that time looking at and photographing gardens. The hedges were often monolithic and abstract. I was entranced.