The Spotting Scope brown Though leafless from its trials

Though leafless from its trials

20" x 16" on paper

Cresting Wave is a small

Mixed media (ink

letting the early marks peek through and create depth

The Spotting Scope brown Though leafless from its trialsAcrylic, paper, and ink 18" x 24" on Ampersand Clayboard (1 4" deep). On a trip to Costa Rica, I did some nature hikes in an old growth forest with a local guide. He was terrific at spotting animals up in the trees. We would view them through a high power spotting scope (similar to binoculars but with only one lens). I loved viewing the world through the microcosm of a small circle. It made me focus on a tiny aspect of the greater jungle around us,