This is now Garden Peak.
Kroger Project 01, 2024
I was a finalist for a commissioned piece which was to adorn the interior of a new King Soopers. The space is about 8' x 32' (2.4 x 9.7 m) which would easily be my biggest project. Prior to that was Colonel Grit coming in at 4' x 5'. This project would be about 16 of those pieced together. As a finalist, they wanted the sketch/drawing of the final piece. This was the first one I came up with. It focuses on Pikes Peak which is probably over-played but certainly is the dominant mark of Colorado Springs. This evolved into Pikes Pride.
This was the second version. I wanted to make something similar to Rare View because many people don't see Pikes Peak rising above the clouds. I left more green than planned simply because it struck me as 'good' at the moment. I might still add more clouds to the lower portion. This evolved into Rare View II.
Sketch for Hoover D, 2023 (L) and sketch for Stone Benefits, 2022.
Maple and Hickory, 2022 (L) and Distant Shade, 2020 (R)
Samurai, 2000 ----- Christmas Tassel, 1999
Dace Not Forgotten
2000, pencil and ink
One of my best friends was leaving Japan and I was working on a painting for his going away. Since he was instrumental in the development of the “dace” lingo, I thought a crazy dace titled Dace Not Forgotten would sum our time together nicely. I was very pleased with the result (he was, too) but unfortunately the final version is unavailable.
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