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Painting Ecological Change in Pacific Northwest Bird PopulationsOil on Canvas, 2020
This series is an ongoing visual exploration of bird populations and behavior in Northwest Washington and the relationships present with other species, their habitats, and human impacts. Click on each painting to view detail photos and background for each work. Work made possible by WWU’s Research and Creative Opportunities Grant. Advisor: Dr. John Bower |
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BonkOil Paint on Glass Window, 2019
Window collisions are the leading cause of unnatural bird deaths in the United States. The birds framed here represent the bodies collected in just one day during migration season in Downtown Chicago. Bonk (detail) |
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Invocation (1/7) |
The narrow bud opens her beauties to the sun (2/7) |
Answer July (3/7) |
Hot sun, cool fire (4/7) |
Ah, Sun-flower! (5/7) |
Adieu, farewell earth's bliss (6/7) |
Ring out, wild bells (7/7) |
Passing of the Year SeriesAcrylic on Canvas, 2019
These seven paintings represent the text of seven poems by the poets William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Thomas Nashe, and Alfred Lord Tennyson, as well as the music from Johnathan Dove's contemporary choral piece "The Passing of the Year," composed for a double chorus and piano in 2000. Western Washington University's Concert Choir performed this piece in the 2019 Spring Choir Concert under the direction of Dr. Leslie Guelker-Cone. |