Cascades (Preview)
In the series Cascades, I blend painting, photography, and assemblage to create new perceptual experiences of the Cascade Head Preserve on the northwest coast of the US. The images combine a Fauvist rendering style with saturated colors and natural objects from the landscape.
Full series coming summer 2025.
About My Process
In this series, I photograph the natural area, make large-format prints of the images, and attach groups of prints to large canvases. I then paint over the photos on the canvas, blending them into a new landscape image that combines the gestural language of painting along with photographic elements. Lastly, I add natural elements from the area — branches, leaves, dirt, rocks, mosses — to create a temporary in-studio installation that is finally photographed to create the final image.
