Newlandia Series II
The natural world is a filter through which I examine my life and the world around me. The source is my growing up on the Gulf Coast – literally with the beach and gulf in front and wild woods and lowland behind. I found freedom and solace in nature and carry that experience until this day.
Newlandia II
This iteration of Newlandia is darker in tone and content. These are heavily worked, mostly aerial views with deep gouges and scrapes in the surface. When creating them, the physicality of my movements somehow released hidden memories, and connections emerged between remnants of environmental devastation and scars on my own body. I began understanding the works as a self-reflective journey where creation and destruction coexist.
Elemental, 40 x 48 in, Encaustic on Wood. Private collection, US.
Elemental, detail
Night Flight, 40 x 48 in, Encaustic on wood
And Then... (The Levees Broke), 48 x 36 in, Encaustic on Wood
Freefall, 38 x 22 in, Encaustic on Wood
Search, 38 x 22 in, Encaustic on Wood
Search, detail
Small Wonder I, 14.5 x 13 in, Encaustic on wood
Small Wonder II, 14.5 x 13 in, Encaustic on wood
Small Wonder III, 14.5 x 13 in, Encaustic on wood
Small Wonder IV, 14.5 x 13 in, Encaustic on wood
Small Wonder V, 14.5 x 13 in, Encaustic on wood