Palmyra, oil on canvas, 30”x 40”, 2020.
Tikal, oil on canvas, 30”x 40”, 2021.
Mes Aynak, oil on canvas, 30”x 40”, 2020.
Alameda, Ohlone Land, watercolor on paper, framed, 26”x 34”, 2020.
Lower Bottoms, oil on wood w/ found objects, 24”x 36”, 2020.
Palmyra, oil on canvas, 30”x 40”, 2020. I was inspired to paint Palmyra when I learned that the historic ruins had been bombed and parts of the site were destroyed. Palmyra, located in what is today Syria, was a key stop on the trade routes of Persia in the 2nd Century BC. While I was working, I discovered that the Northern Bald Ibis, a bird that has existed since the times of the Egyptians, and thought to be extinct, had been rediscovered in Palmyra.
Tikal, oil on canvas, 30”x 40”, 2021. Tikal, an ancient Maya city in Guatemala, was discovered by scanning the jungle with laser technology called LiDAR. This technology is assisting scientists in discovering the vastness of the Maya cities and people and their interconnected networks.
Mes Aynak, oil on canvas, 30”x 40”, 2020.In Mes Aynak, the archeologists of Afghanistan are working as fast as they can to unearth, document and preserve the hidden secrets of a Buddhist city that existed over 1400 years ago. This sacred site is slated to be destroyed as it is dug up to get to the vast riches of copper hidden below the ancient city.
Alameda, Ohlone Land, watercolor on paper, framed, 26”x 34”, 2020. Observing a stunning sunset on one of my favorite shoreline walks, I thought of the Ohlone people who this land belongs to. I thought of how they lived here, in the wetlands, in harmony with the cycles of nature, as the migrating birds do. I thought of native people living today, spread out in cities and integrated into everyday life. I thought of the natural lands and estuaries of Oakland and Alameda and of how we have become out of balance with these cycles.
Lower Bottoms, oil on wood w/ found objects, 24”x 36”, 2020.Lower Bottoms is a neighborhood in West Oakland, where this rainbow tiny house was gifted to a formerly house-less person. The homeless homes project built tiny homes out of found materials for people in Oakland and I believe this is one of their designs. This is not a solution to the homeless situation but it does humanize the people who are living outside.
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