oil pastel painting on on paper in natural wood frame under acrylic.
approx. 12x16" painting framed in 16x20"

Possibly the most detailed piece in the collection, "Rooted Here" is such a layered piece. The field depicts layers of different foliage built up with thick texture. 
 
You know the sound of wind rustling through a field of grass? Where there's a momentary lapse from the summer heat, patches of wildflowers dance and the field is full of rhythm; swaying and dancing in the coolness. Close your eyes and imagine that space... that's what it was like to create this collection.

These paintings are a representation of our most idyllic memories - painted from a compilation of images in my mind rather than any one reference photo. My hope is that these paintings give you those feelings of freedom and expansiveness, that you get lost in the details and find yourself in that breezy summer afternoon.