Sentinel (2018) homestay

Sentinel (2018) homestayOil on canvas (Diptych)30 x 48 in Bleached and wind worn, the bison skull rests among sun dried grasses and deep shadow. Life and death converge in the open air a symbol of endurance, memory, and the raw power of the land. With its split panel construction, Sentinel becomes both relic and witness. Exhibition History Homestay, The Old Fire Hall, Whitehorse, 2017 ProvenanceArtists Studio

when immense sheets of ice collide and fracture at the base of the towering cliffs

Old Fire Hall

A dusty street

The painting forces the viewer to confront the violence of resource extraction

their bold primaries glowing against sun-bleached sand and deep green foliage

where people and animals work the same waters and neither fully owns them

• Metamorphosis

and the tunnel of trees that line the street

scattered wrappers

sculptural form

while the bold brushwork brings warmth into an otherwise brittle season

The scene holds the exact moment when autumn gives way to winter — neither season complete