Title: Rancho Sedona Park, Mexico

2001
73 x 46 inches
Earth painting

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My paintings consist entirely of natural earth pigments (soils I select for their colors, and then grind and mix with glue) that I apply to unstretched canvas laid directly on the earth. The result is a texture surface expressing my connections to and feelings about the place where I am working. Hung unframed—like the landscape itself—not flat against a wall, but with gentle ridges and valleys, an earth painting encourages you to participate in its making by creating highlights and shadows and in contemplating the deep beauty and spirit of Mother Earth.

My work is based on travel and long periods of silent communing with the earth in the places I’m drawn to. Much physical effort goes into gathering sand, clay, mud, and crushing rock. I use large cuts of canvas, averaging for to six feet long, so the act of painting is also physically demanding. A completed, dried canvas has a leathery texture and a title naming the location where I painted.