Vernal Nocturne - 43"x51" Abstract Painting then there is an element

then there is an element of collage as well

brother and sister if you will

I use these Natural Forms to populate the stark landscapes and manipulate the space by juxtaposing an infinite horizon against large objects in the foreground

Many lessons to be learned

as they did in this one

Vernal Nocturne - 43"x51" Abstract Painting then there is an elementVernal Nocturne is one of a Landscape Drawing Series that I started working on when I worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Evansville. I created a graphite drawing series and an oil painting series. The subject of the oil painting series was based on the Indian Mounds around the midwest. Those paintings led me to this Drawing Series. These graphite drawings may appear to be relatively dark, but they are based in the idea of how early