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 Plants demonstrate nature’s resilience and capacity for resurgence. Naturally occurring subjects are collected and brought into the studio to capture their silhouettes on paper: botanical portraiture. The resulting line drawings are developed using masking techniques, India and acrylic inks, Micron pen, cut paper, and collage. Hyper-realistic color and linear, graphic pattern replace realistic detail to assert the subject’s significance. The balance of contrasting processes echoes man’s simultaneous reliance upon, struggle against, and impact on the environment.


This series was generated from silhouettes taken during residency at the Tofte Lake Center outside Ely, MN in July 2019.

#18. Prickly Lettuce 9 (Lactuca scariola) 22x30"

#18. Prickly Lettuce 9 (Lactuca scariola) 22x30"

#24. Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) 22x30"

#24. Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) 22x30"

#47. Maple-leaf Goosefoot (Chenopodium simplex) 22x30"

#47. Maple-leaf Goosefoot (Chenopodium simplex) 22x30"

#63. Rugel’s Plantain 4 (Plantago rugelii) 22x30"

#63. Rugel’s Plantain 4 (Plantago rugelii) 22x30"

#66. Bracken Fern 2 (Pteridium aquilinum) 22x30"

#66. Bracken Fern 2 (Pteridium aquilinum) 22x30"

#67. Black-eyed Susan 3 (Rudbeckia hirta) 22x30"

#67. Black-eyed Susan 3 (Rudbeckia hirta) 22x30"

#77. Eastern Red Columbine 5 (Aquilegia canadensis) 22x30"

#77. Eastern Red Columbine 5 (Aquilegia canadensis) 22x30"

#10. White Sweet-Clover (Melilotus albus) 16x20"

#10. White Sweet-Clover (Melilotus albus) 16x20"

#11. Sleepy Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) 16x20"

#11. Sleepy Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) 16x20"

#12. Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) 16x20"

#12. Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) 16x20"

#13. Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) 16x20"

#13. Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) 16x20"

#14. Bull Thistle 3 (Cirsium vulgare) 16x20"

#14. Bull Thistle 3 (Cirsium vulgare) 16x20"

#15. Cream Vetchling (Lathyrus ochroleucus) 16x20"

#15. Cream Vetchling (Lathyrus ochroleucus) 16x20"

#17. White Campion (Silene latifolia) 16x20" 16x20"

#17. White Campion (Silene latifolia) 16x20" 16x20"

#21. Northern Bush Honeysuckle 2 (Diervilla lonicera) 16x20"

#21. Northern Bush Honeysuckle 2 (Diervilla lonicera) 16x20"

#71. Common Evening-Primrose (Oenothera biennis) 16x20"

#71. Common Evening-Primrose (Oenothera biennis) 16x20"

#74. Retrorse Sedge 2 (Carex retrorsa) 16x20"

#74. Retrorse Sedge 2 (Carex retrorsa) 16x20"

#75. Large-leaf Wood-Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) 16x20"

#75. Large-leaf Wood-Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) 16x20"

#76. Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima) 16x20"

#76. Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima) 16x20"

#09. Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) 11x14"

#09. Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) 11x14"

#16. Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) 11x14"

#16. Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) 11x14"

#19. Eastern Red Columbine 3 (Aquilegia canadensis) 11x14"

#19. Eastern Red Columbine 3 (Aquilegia canadensis) 11x14"

#23. Glacous King-Devil (Hieracium piloselloides) 11x14"

#23. Glacous King-Devil (Hieracium piloselloides) 11x14"

#26. Rough Cinquefoil 2 (Potentilla norvegica) 11x14"

#26. Rough Cinquefoil 2 (Potentilla norvegica) 11x14"

#29. Common Speedwell (Veronica officinalis) 11x14"

#29. Common Speedwell (Veronica officinalis) 11x14"

#22. Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) 11x14"

#22. Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) 11x14"

#31. Fringed Black Bindweed (Fallopia cilinodis) 11x14"

#31. Fringed Black Bindweed (Fallopia cilinodis) 11x14"

#33. Elliptic Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica) 11x14"

#33. Elliptic Shinleaf (Pyrola elliptica) 11x14"

#34. Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) 11x14"

#34. Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) 11x14"

#35. Common Ragweed 2 (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) 11x14"

#35. Common Ragweed 2 (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) 11x14"

#43. Red Clover 3 (Trifolium pratense) 11x14"

#43. Red Clover 3 (Trifolium pratense) 11x14"

#45. Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) 11x14"

#45. Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) 11x14"

#51. Bluebead Lily 2 (Clintonia borealis) 11x14"

#51. Bluebead Lily 2 (Clintonia borealis) 11x14"

#72. Oxeye Daisy 3 (Leucanthemum vulgare) 11x14"

#72. Oxeye Daisy 3 (Leucanthemum vulgare) 11x14"

#78. Eastern Red Columbine 4 (Aquilegia canadensis) 11x14"

#78. Eastern Red Columbine 4 (Aquilegia canadensis) 11x14"

#80. Retrorse Sedge (Carex retrorsa) 11x14"

#80. Retrorse Sedge (Carex retrorsa) 11x14"

#81. Self-heal / Heal-all 4 (Prunella vulgaris) 11x14"

#81. Self-heal / Heal-all 4 (Prunella vulgaris) 11x14"

#85. Yellow Avens 4 (Geum aleppicum) 11x14"

#85. Yellow Avens 4 (Geum aleppicum) 11x14"

#01. Canadian Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) 8x10"

#01. Canadian Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) 8x10"

#02. Dotted Smartweed (Persicaria punctata) 8x10"

#02. Dotted Smartweed (Persicaria punctata) 8x10"

#03. Yellow Avens 3 (Geum aleppicum) 8x10"

#03. Yellow Avens 3 (Geum aleppicum) 8x10"

#04. Daisy Fleabane 2 (Erigeron annuus) 8x10"

#04. Daisy Fleabane 2 (Erigeron annuus) 8x10"

#05. Self-heal / Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris) 8x10"

#05. Self-heal / Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris) 8x10"

#25. Prickly Lettuce 8 (Lactuca scariola) 8x10"

#25. Prickly Lettuce 8 (Lactuca scariola) 8x10"

#40. Wild Red Raspberry 4 (Rubus idaeus) 8x10

#40. Wild Red Raspberry 4 (Rubus idaeus) 8x10

#48. Wild Strawberry 2 (Fragaria virginiana) 8x10"

#48. Wild Strawberry 2 (Fragaria virginiana) 8x10"

#49. Wild Strawberry 3 (Fragaria virginiana) 8x10"

#49. Wild Strawberry 3 (Fragaria virginiana) 8x10"

#50. Narrow-leaf Hawksbeard (Crepis tectorum) 8x10"

#50. Narrow-leaf Hawksbeard (Crepis tectorum) 8x10"

#52. Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis) 8x10"

#52. Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis) 8x10"

#06. Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) 5x7"

#06. Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) 5x7"

#07. Birds-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) 5x7"

#07. Birds-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) 5x7"

#08. Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) 5x7"

#08. Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) 5x7"

#27. Common Ragweed 3 (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) 5x7"

#27. Common Ragweed 3 (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) 5x7"

#44. Red Clover 2 (Trifolium pratense) 5x7"

#44. Red Clover 2 (Trifolium pratense) 5x7"

#46. Daisy Fleabane 3 (Erigeron annuus) 5x7"

#46. Daisy Fleabane 3 (Erigeron annuus) 5x7"

#53. False Lily-of-the Valley (Maianthemum canadense) 5x7"

#53. False Lily-of-the Valley (Maianthemum canadense) 5x7"

#54. False Lily-of-the Valley 2 (Maianthemum canadense) 5x7"

#54. False Lily-of-the Valley 2 (Maianthemum canadense) 5x7"

#55. Prickly Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis) 5x7"

#55. Prickly Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis) 5x7"

#56. Rough Bedstraw (Galium asprellum) 5x7"

#56. Rough Bedstraw (Galium asprellum) 5x7"

#59. Red Baneberry 2 (Actaea rubra) 5x7"

#59. Red Baneberry 2 (Actaea rubra) 5x7"

#60. Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) 5x7"

#60. Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) 5x7"

#61. Lowbush Blueberry 2 (Vaccinium angustifolium) 5x7"

#61. Lowbush Blueberry 2 (Vaccinium angustifolium) 5x7"

#62. Lowbush Blueberry 3(Vaccinium angustifolium) 5x7"

#62. Lowbush Blueberry 3(Vaccinium angustifolium) 5x7"

#83. Self-heal / Heal-all 3 (Prunella vulgaris) 5x7"

#83. Self-heal / Heal-all 3 (Prunella vulgaris) 5x7"

#28. Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum) 4x6"

#28. Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum) 4x6"

#36. Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) 14x11"

#36. Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) 14x11"

#37. Rugel’s Plantain 2 (Plantago rugelii) 6x4"

#37. Rugel’s Plantain 2 (Plantago rugelii) 6x4"

#38. Rugel’s Plantain 3 (Plantago rugelii) 6x4"

#38. Rugel’s Plantain 3 (Plantago rugelii) 6x4"

#39. Wild Red Raspberry 3 (Rubus idaeus) 10x8"

#39. Wild Red Raspberry 3 (Rubus idaeus) 10x8"

#41. Wild Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) 6x4"

#41. Wild Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) 6x4"

#42. Wild Red Raspberry 2 (Rubus idaeus) 6x4"

#42. Wild Red Raspberry 2 (Rubus idaeus) 6x4"

#30. Rugel’s Plantain (Plantago rugelii) 11x7"

#30. Rugel’s Plantain (Plantago rugelii) 11x7"

#32. American Vetch (Vicia americana) 11x7"

#32. American Vetch (Vicia americana) 11x7"

#57. Rough Bedstraw 2 (Galium asprellum) 6x6"

#57. Rough Bedstraw 2 (Galium asprellum) 6x6"

#58. Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra) 6x6"

#58. Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra) 6x6"

#64. Bull Thistle 2 (Cirsium vulgare) 6x6"

#64. Bull Thistle 2 (Cirsium vulgare) 6x6"

#65. Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) 6x6"

#65. Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) 6x6"

#69. Black-eyed Susan 2 (Rudbeckia hirta) 6x6"

#69. Black-eyed Susan 2 (Rudbeckia hirta) 6x6"

#79. Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) 6x6"

#79. Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) 6x6"

#20. Eastern Red Columbine 2 (Aquilegia canadensis) 6x6"

#20. Eastern Red Columbine 2 (Aquilegia canadensis) 6x6"

#82. Self-heal / Heal-all 2 (Prunella vulgaris) 6x6"

#82. Self-heal / Heal-all 2 (Prunella vulgaris) 6x6"

#68. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) 5x5"

#68. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) 5x5"

#70. Oxeye Daisy 2 (Leucanthemum vulgare) 5x5"

#70. Oxeye Daisy 2 (Leucanthemum vulgare) 5x5"

#73. Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) 5x5"

#73. Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) 5x5"

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