Blackwater

Blackwater explores the mystery and stillness of winter wetlands. The flat black surface of the water evokes the unconscious mind, the unknown, and the sense of something eternal lying beyond perception. Inspired by direct observation while hiking through winter marshes and wooded wetlands, these works balance representation, atmosphere and abstraction. Tangled branches, and dried grasses emerging from black water, snow and ice, suggest both physical landscape and inner emotional space. The pieces invite contemplation of solitude, silence, and the quiet complexity hidden within both the natural world and ourselves.

Blackwater #3, mixed media on wood panel, 36 × 48, 2026

Blackwater #1, mixed media on cradled board, 16 × 20 2025

Blackwater #2, mixed media on cradled board, 28 × 24, 2025

Blackwater #4, mixed media on cradled board, 28 ×24, 2026

Blackwater #5, mixed media on cradled board, 36 × 24, 2026