I've been creating a selection of paintings based on impactful memories and experiences. The images here show a progression of my most recent painting, one I created for myself, intended to recreate the treasured feeling of spending time with my grandparents on their back deck. This was an emotional process, as both the people and the place are no longer an active part of my life. For those of you who live in or have been to Spokane, this depicts the land overlooking the Spokane River and Bowl and Pitcher. The style and process was a departure from the way I have been working lately, but it was highly therapeutic and a welcomed break to rely on nature to supply a reference. And it now provides me with a bittersweet window to the past, from my grandparent's back deck.
