These pieces explore California fire trails and the tension between native and introduced plants.
Farewell to Spring and Gilia No. 2, Oil on linen, 40 x 30" 2024
Eucalyptus Fire Trail, 48 x 36", oil on canvas, 2021
California Poppies, Oil on linen, 36 x 36" 2021
Golden Yarrow, Oil on linen, 12 x 12" 2024
Fire Trail Morning, Oil on birch panel, 20 x 16", 2021
Blue Field Gilia and Clarkia, Oil on linen, 16 x 18" 2024
Small Battles No. 1, Charcoal (made from California poppies and eucalyptus trees) applied to paper using chainsaw carburetor gaskets as templates, woven with strips of mylar fire blanket, 10.5.x10" 2023
Standoff No. 2, Oil and charcoal (made from redwood and eucalyptus trees) applied to linen using chainsaw carburetor gasket as template, 18 x 16", 2022
Tar Flowers, Oil and charcoal (made from redwood and eucalyptus trees) on linen, 30 x 24" 2024
French Broom Offensive No. 2, Oil on linen, 60 x 48" 2021
French Broom in a Tin Vase, Oil on linen, 16 x 18" 2024
Oat grass and California Melic with Poppies, Oil on linen, 40 x 30" 2024
Farewell to Spring and Gilia, Oil on yupo, 11 x 7" 2023
Farewell to Spring, Oil on yupo, 11 x 7" 2023
East Bay Poppies, Oil on linen, 12 x 12" 2024
Clarkia, Oil on yupo, 12 x 9" 2023
Late Summer Fire Trail, Charcoal made with California poppies and French broom on paper, 12 x 9" 2024
Late Summer, Oil on birch, 10 x 12" 2024
Small Battles 2, Charcoal (made from redwood and eucalyptus trees) applied to paper using chainsaw carburetor gaskets as templates, woven with strips of mylar fire blanket, 18.5.x15.5" 2023
Acacia and Wild Radish, Oil on yupo, 10 x 8" 2022
French Broom Offensive No. 3, Oil and charcoal (made from Douglas iris and French broom) applied to linen using chainsaw carburetor gaskets as templates, 18 x 16" 2023
Goats at Strawberry Canyon, 12 x 10", Oil on birch panel, 2021
Wildland Firefighters, Oil on linen, 60 x 48" 2020
Eucalyptus and Oak, 48 x 36", oil on canvas, 2021
Sleepy Hollow Divide, Oil on yupo, 10 x 9" 2022
Wild radish, Oil on linen, 12 x 12" 2024
California Wildrose, Oil on yupo, 14 x 11" 2024
Ash Flower, Ash (from a porch in Berkeley following the California wildfires) on paper, 13 x 12.5" framed (image 6 x 6") 2020
Volvo Flower, Soot (harvested from a Volvo XC90) on paper, 13 x 12.5" framed (image 6 x 6") 2022
Sun Flower, Oil and soot (from experiments at the advanced light source at Lawrence Berkeley Lab) on paper, 13 x 12.5" framed (image 6 x 6") 2020
Clarkia No. 2, Oil on linen, 40 x 30" 2024
French Broom Offensive, Oil on linen, 60 x 48" 2023
Evening Fire Trail, 12 x 10", Oil on birch panel, 2021
Madia elegans, Oil on walnut panel, 9.25 x 14", 2021
Eucalyptus Grove, Oil on linen, 36 x 18" 2021
Standoff, Charcoal (made from redwood and eucalyptus trees) applied to paper using chainsaw carburetor gasket as template, 10 x 9" 2021
Charcoal made from California poppies
Fire Trail, oil and charcoal (made from redwood and eucalyptus and applied using chainsaw gaskets) on fire hoses, 28 x 16" 2024
French Broom charcoal
After the Battle, Oil on canvas, 18 x 18" 2022