Portfolio > The Sentinels: 2021-2023: Large Paintings

I have begun to think of the trees as sentinels, or those who have been, and still are, keeping watch. I have taken this concept into my most recent paintings, where I paint the trees and shrubs as types of portraits, often echoing the centrality in light and placement, of a Christ figure in a crucifixion painting. This connection to Christianity, key in its relationship to colonialism, feels appropriate to make when working from this land.

The Sentinel
oil on canvas
54" x 64"
2021
The Sentinel 2
Watercolor and gouache on paper
42" x 72"
2022
The Sentinels III
Gouache and watercolor on paper
72" x 42"
2023
Sider's Web
Oil on canvas
56" x 46"
2023
The Conjuring
Oil on canvas
62" x 52"
2022
Memory
Oil on canvas
52" x 62"
2022
Treasure Map
Oil on canvas
62" x 52"
2022
Double Helix b.
Oil on canvas
32" x 60"
2022