Muir Woods Statement
Nature has always been a place of renewal for me. This series began after a visit to Muir Woods during the winter of 2019, where I was captivated by the light shining through the canopy and the dreamlike, magical feeling of being surrounded by the coastal redwoods. As a native of New England, I was fascinated by the quality of color and light of the West Coast. To step into that forest was to experience the sublime and a deep inner peace; these paintings became a way for me to revisit that feeling.
In these works I am also interested in using color to recreate the experience of being surrounded by the woods and to draw attention to places that may often be overlooked, such as fallen trees and moss covered stumps. For me, these places symbolize the interconnectedness of the forest, and the cyclical way that new life grows out of the old. This regeneration and interdependency of nature reminds me of the healing power of time, whether in the environment, or within ourselves.
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
– John Muir
Nature has always been a place of renewal for me. This series began after a visit to Muir Woods during the winter of 2019, where I was captivated by the light shining through the canopy and the dreamlike, magical feeling of being surrounded by the coastal redwoods. As a native of New England, I was fascinated by the quality of color and light of the West Coast. To step into that forest was to experience the sublime and a deep inner peace; these paintings became a way for me to revisit that feeling.
In these works I am also interested in using color to recreate the experience of being surrounded by the woods and to draw attention to places that may often be overlooked, such as fallen trees and moss covered stumps. For me, these places symbolize the interconnectedness of the forest, and the cyclical way that new life grows out of the old. This regeneration and interdependency of nature reminds me of the healing power of time, whether in the environment, or within ourselves.
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
– John Muir
