NESTS
Statement
Nests are fascinating to me both in their intricacy and their function. My collection of nests (along with sketches from travels and research) provides the inspiration for my Nests series. As I work to extricate small details from these dual sources, the process becomes a meditation on the act of seeing.
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Forest Floor Nest / Colored Pencil on Paper, 12 x 13 in., 2024
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Dale's Nest / Acrylic and graphite on panel, 36 x 36 in. 2013
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Celadon Nest Triptych / Encaustic on panel, 14 x 11 in. each, 2012
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Shelter / Graphite and encaustic on panel, 14 x 14 in., 2017
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Heron Nest / Graphite and acrylic on panel, 4 x 4 in., 2018
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White Nest / Graphite and encaustic on panel, 6 x 6 in., 2017
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Nest Group I / Acrylic on panel, 8 x 10 in., 2009
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Victorian Nest / Graphite and encaustic on panel, 6 x 6 in., 2011
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Golden Sparrow Nest / Graphite and encaustic on panel, 4 x 4 in., 2010
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Hidden Nest / Graphite and encaustic on panel, 6 x 6 in., 2011
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Passer Domesticus / Acrylic on panel, 12 x 12 in., 2017
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African Woven Nest / Graphite and encaustic on panel, 6 x 6 in., 2010
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