Getting to Worm Lake (2014) Nature

Getting to Worm Lake (2014) NatureOil on hardboard20 x 24 in A lone rider makes their way across fractured ground with a single pack horse in tow, the terrain built from thick, forceful strokes of rust, violet, and ice white. The landscape feels unstable beneath the hooves, yet the rider and horse continue forward with quiet determination. The painting captures travel at its most elemental endurance, solitude, and motion through a land that offers nothing easily. ProvenanceArtists

It is a raw condemnation of environmental exploitation

The town looks washed clean

It’s both broken and unyielding

and fear all competing in the same split-second

this piece captures not just a moment

collapsing the space between viewer and subject

Dogs circle the scene

The gesture hovers between tenderness and control

emotive strokes

where early spring light hits the water and color begins to stir in the landscape

The children

with a single red bird nestled among the wildflowers