Dirt - 2009-2012
Grant Wood was one of my earliest art heroes. Perhaps I was drawn to him because of my Minnesota upbringing. His depictions of Iowa farms and farmers touched me as only a fellow mid-westerner could. I greatly admired his depictions of rolling lands, lollipop trees, and evidence of hard work.
This series explores the abstract patterns of plowing, tilling, seeding, and growing. Amidst these patterns of the land is the architecture of the farm. Red and white patterned barns, silos, and plotted gardens coexist with the cut-up wedges of land. All of these workings of the land have provided me with vast sculptural opportunities. These wall-mounted sculptures have allowed me to explore color, shape, and texture while thinking of the tenuous existence of the small family farm.
Grant Wood was one of my earliest art heroes. Perhaps I was drawn to him because of my Minnesota upbringing. His depictions of Iowa farms and farmers touched me as only a fellow mid-westerner could. I greatly admired his depictions of rolling lands, lollipop trees, and evidence of hard work.
This series explores the abstract patterns of plowing, tilling, seeding, and growing. Amidst these patterns of the land is the architecture of the farm. Red and white patterned barns, silos, and plotted gardens coexist with the cut-up wedges of land. All of these workings of the land have provided me with vast sculptural opportunities. These wall-mounted sculptures have allowed me to explore color, shape, and texture while thinking of the tenuous existence of the small family farm.
Corn Rows
Painted wood, polyurethane | 13 x 21 x 8 inches | 2009
BankBarn
Painted wood, polyurethane | 6 x 26 x 9 inches | 2009
Three Trees on a Hill
Painted wood, polyurethane | 13 x 22 x 14 inches | 2009
HedgeHill
Painted wood, polyurethane I 8 x 30 x 9 inches I 2010-13
Four Acres
Painted wood, laminated poplar and birch plywood, polyurethane | 2 x 20 x 20 inches | 2010
Field Tree
Painted wood, polyurethane | 7 x 47 x 8 inches | 2010
Out and Back
Painted wood and wood turnings, polyurethane | 6 x 56 x 6 inches | 2010
HillCrop
Painted wood and nails | 16 x 9 x 24 inches | 2010
Quarter Section
Painted wood, nails, tacks, and staples | 3 x 24 x 18 inches | 2010
CrossRoads
Painted wood, laminated birch plywood and poplar, polyurethane | 4 x 37 x 14 inches | 2010
FarmLane
Painted wood, polyurethane | 7 x 26 x 11 inches | 2010
Untillable
Painted wood, polyurethane | 7 x 20 x 15 inches | 2010
RiverRun
Painted wood, nails and pins, thread, polyurethane | 5 x 47 x 10 inches | 2012
Split
Painted wood, brushes, polyurethane | 3.5 x 27 x 26.5 inches | 2012
Ripe
Painted wood, polyurethane | 6.5 x 49 x 12 inches | 2012