In simplest terms, Hydrodynamics is the study of the motion of liquids. These alcohol ink paintings are the result of my attempts to control — or surrender control — to a fast-moving, fast-drying medium. They celebrate movement, chance, and the organic creation of pattern.
Archival digital prints on 100% cotton rag heavyweight hot press paper, suitable for custom framing.
All prints sold unframed. Sizes as listed; custom sizing also available.
ARROYO, POST RAIN | archival giclee print | 21 x 27 inches with border | $300
BLUE CREVASSE | archival giclee print | 22.5 x 27 inches with border | $300
DEPOSITION | archival giclee print | 21 x 28 inches with border, $300 | 30 x 39 inches with border, $550
EROSION | archival giclee print | 21 x 28 inches with border, $300 | 30 x 39 inches with border, $550
ERROR IN GREEN | archival giclee print | 21 x 28 inches with border, $300 | 30 x 39 inches with border, $550
PHOTOTROPIC | archival giclee print | 23 x 27 inches with border, $300
OZ | archival giclee print | 21 x 21 inches with border, $250 | 33 x 33 inches with border, $500
LIQUID SUNSET | archival giclee print | 21 x 21 inches with border, $250 | 33 x 33 inches with border, $500
The weathered beauty of trees in Grand Teton National Park and Southern California, and the sedimentary rocks of the Southwest inspired these drawings. I drew tightly compressed lines one after the next to mimic plant growth, sedimentary deposition, gravity and other natural forces. I allowed bumps and irregularities to change the composition, resulting in branching, upheaval, and shifting.
GROWS BOTH WAYS | 19 x 24 inches | pen and ink | digital print $225
CONVERGE | 2016 | pen and ink | 19 x 24 inches | digital print $225
SEDIMENTARY | 2014 | pen and ink | 14 x 18 inches | original drawing $325 | digital print $130
PINCH | 2015 | pen and ink | 24 x 19 inches | original drawing $400 | digital print $225
ANTELOPE CANYON | 2016 | pen and ink | 19 x 24 inches | digital print $225
SPORE | 2014 | pen and ink | 14 x 18 inches | original drawing $325 | digital print $130
In these works, I skated the pen nib quickly across the paper to create light, broken lines that course, ripple, break, curl, and flow. Comparisons to water are obvious, but the lines also gather to create solid, weighty forms that may be water in one moment, or plants, stones and microscopic life the next.
DROP LIKE A STONE | 2014 | pen and ink | 19 x 24 inches | digital print $225
SCRIM | 2014 | pen and ink | 19 x 24 inches | digital print $225
VORTEX | 2014 | pen and ink | 24 x 19 inches | original drawing $400 | digital print $225
CURRENTS | 2014 | pen and ink drawing | 14 x 17 inches | original drawing $325 | digital print $130
GATHERING WHIRLPOOL | 2015 | pen and ink | 14 x 18 inches | original drawing $325 | digital print $130
FLUID | 2015 | pen and ink | 24 x 19 inches | digital print $225
BEST LAID PLANS | 2017 | pen and indigo ink | 18 x 24 inches | digital print $225
“Murmurations” are the show-stopping flight patterns of swallows as they undulate through the air to avoid predators. Using a stippling technique, I draw biomorphic forms caught in a moment of transformation.
MAP OF A CONVERSATION | 2017 | pen and ink on Arches cold press | 22 x 30 inches | digital print $250
BRUSHSTROKE FORMATION | 2017 | pen and sepia ink on Arches hot press | 12 x 16 inches | digital print $100
STOP MOTION | 2017 | pen and india ink on Arches hot press | 14 x 12 inches | digital print $100
REVERB | 2017 | pen and sepia ink | 19 x 24 inches | digital print $225
DISPERSAL | 2017 | pen and sepia ink | 19 x 24 inches | original drawing $400 | digital print $225
THE HARMONY, THE MELODY | 2017 | pen and colored ink on Arches cold press | 22 x 30 inches | digital print $250
THE LIE RUNS ITS COURSE | 2017 | pen and colored ink | 24 x 19 inches | original drawing $400 | digital print $225
These drawings are part of various private collections throughout the United States.
THE WAY DOWN IS THE WAY UP | 2015 | pen and ink | 19 x 24 inches | original SOLD | digital print $225
MEANDER | 2015 | pen and india ink | 19 x 24 inches | original SOLD | digital print $225
BULB | 2015 | pen and ink | 19 x 24 inches | original SOLD | digital print $225
WHORL | 2016 | pen and ink | 24 x 19 inches | original SOLD | digital print $225
FLIGHT PATTERN | 2017 | pen and ink | 14 x 12 inches | original SOLD | digital print $100