Fence Series

The “Fence” series was inspired by a month-long residency in Wyoming, where I was immersed in the sparsely populated, striking landscape of endless hills and fences. The tonal range of light, and the lines created by the fences, allow me to direct the space in the painting. A fence can contain numerous meanings.  As it meanders through the land, it can guide you, keep you out, or hold you in. It can welcome or limit you, suggest safety, or restraint. Its shape, placement and direction can add a sense of character to itself, and also to the landscape. 

Fence Drawings 2024

Works from 2023 – 2024 were partially funded by an Individual Visual Artist 2023 Support Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.  Thank you NYSCA!