I've Had It Up To Here With All This Flooding
(Muddy Waters)
The weekend after the floods of 2013 in Manitou Springs, a group of friends and I teamed up to assist local businesses and homeowners remove mud, water and debris from their buildings. Though much was lost in the floods, the spirits of the people involved were high and it was an oddly enjoyable day. This painting was inspired by that experience. The wood was salvaged from Lover's Lane that day and any water used was collected from the springs in Manitou.
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Acrylic on Salvaged Wood
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Prairie Grass in E Minor
(It's Okay if You Don't Come Home)
There are times in our lives when we suddenly need someone. This painting shows the transition from being in someone's arms to being picked up by those that are there for you. It was a time when I needed people the most, and without realizing it, found out how caring people could be and how it would shape me as an adult.
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Acrylic on Salvaged Wood
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the things we deserve
(kicks and stones will break my bones)
The torment of bullying can have a long lasting effect. I decided to dig deeper than memory and try visualize what daily life was like for me as a middle schooler. Though I feel completely healed now, it is clear to me that the violence and fear from childhood played a big part in who I have become.
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Acrylic on Salvaged Wood
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WELCOMING YELLOWSTONE
(The LIKES OF WHICH THIS WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN)
As consumerism and technology infringe upon the rights and space of nature's creatures, nature finds a way of taking care of itself. Cataclysmic events, like the explosion of Yellowstone supervolcano, could shake things up and even the playing field. Nature, ourselves included, would have no choice but to adapt to that new situation, hopefully keeping in mind the mistakes we made on our previous path.
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Acrylic on SALVAGED WOOD
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Paper Cuts
(The Expectations of Generation Why Not)
In my daily life, I am a teacher. I get to see the greatness and the not-so-greatness of the younger generation. This painting was inspired by a piece of equipment that was mistreated and abused by students over time until it eventually broke down and couldn't function anymore. Some days I feel that the same thing is happening to me.
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Acrylic on Canvas and Repurposed Paper Cutter
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UNTITLED
(UNTITLED WORK IS TITLED UNTITLED)
I have always had a fascination with artists that don't title their work. Despite their greatest efforts to remove all labels from their work, in most cases society gave their work the title "Untitled" for them. The titles to my art have become a vital part of each story, which makes this compilation very suitable to be titled "Untitled".
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Acrylic on Salvaged Wood
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Text Me, My Lord
(The Next Dead Language)
Time sees language grow, change and disappear. I found it an interesting juxtaposition to take a document written in a different time in a language that no one understands anymore and combine it with a newer language that many don't understand right now.
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Acrylic & Spray paint on Reclaimed Wood
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Not Where Ends Meet, But Where Meat Ends
(The Justice System)
I heard a story of heroism while at Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary one day. A cow named Justice went to a neighboring farm and rescued another cow from a life of animal slavery. These two cows are now great friends as they live their lives in peace. Justice saw that his future could be filled with joy rather than just one of being consumed.
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Acrylic on Reclaimed Wooden Fence
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Smoke Clouds Have No Silver Lining
(Blackened Forest)
When the Black Forest fire broke out, I had to move quickly to assist friends in the evacuation of themselves and countless animals. The images for this painting were taken during that process. Many people and animals lost their homes that day, but life still moved on. The wood was reclaimed from the Black Forest area before the fires, but was burnt before the painting process was started.
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acrylic on reclaimed wooden fence
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The Skeletal Remains of a Brain Left for Dead
(It's Not a Tumor)
In 2009, there was a small concern that I had something wrong with my brain. Just the knowledge of that really gets in your head. The images used for this painting are cross-sections from the damage-free MRI scans of my brain.
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Acrylic on reclaimed wood
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