MAPPAE MUNDI
These new large-scale abstract works are an expression of the varied inner and outer realms we inhabit, in much the same way that medieval ‘mappae mundi’ combined geography, legend, history, scripture, dreams and nightmares to showcase the range of our human experience. This work represents my return to my prairie roots as well as a return to large scale painting, and brings a more mature artistic expression to themes that have been of lifelong interest to me: landscape, mystery, duality.
Are these new paintings landscapes? Tales of otherworldly journeys? Poetry breathed in secret? They may be all of these things, as multiple perspectives, strong contrast, layering, hints of landscape and ambiguity of abstracted elements work together to suggest rich, multifaceted meaning.
Several pieces are formatted as diptychs or triptychs. This presentation allows each panel to tell a facet of the story, and work in dialogue with the other segments. Other pieces have extensions added to the substrate, allowing the image to break out beyond the confines of the rectangular panel, reflecting the notion that a complete description of our experience doesn’t fit neatly into a simple box. Personal experience and universality are aspects of the same whole. In this series, I weave together elements of landscape, personal history, conceptual relationships and poetry in her own ‘mappae mundi’ describing human experience.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
People for millennia have navigated the oceans using the North Star. A polestar is some external object, philosophy or, in my case, person that helps us orient ourselves in the world
48” x 24”, oil paint, graphite and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel, unframed. Edges are finished so the painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
Bees perform a ‘waggle dance’ to direct their hive to a good source of nectar, pollen or water. The angle of the bee’s body indicates direction relative to the sun. The duration of the dance indicates distance. The faster or more emphatic the waggle, the better the stuff at the destination. I love the idea that one can lead by dancing.
48” x 44.5”, oil paint and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel, unframed. Edges are finished so the painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
What kind of life could we make if we consistently used love, kindness and compassion to guide our thoughts and actions, and let that ripple out into the world?
40.5” x 36”, acrylic underpainting, oil paint on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel, unframed. Edges are finished so painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
Our heart is not known through logic but by other values and ways of knowing. - “The Old Ways” by Robert MacFarlane
48” x 36”, oil paint, graphite and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel, unframed. Edges are finished so the painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
Mappae Mundi are drawings from the Middle Ages, not mapping geographic facts but trying to capture the mixture of place, history and anthropology, myth and scripture, dreams and nightmares that make up our worlds.
48” x 36”, oil paint, graphite and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel, unframed. Edges are finished so the painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
In the summer, I make a very personal pilgrimage to a nearby lake where I am calmed, held by and feel at one with the elements of water, air, fire and earth
72” x 30”, triptych, oil paint and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panels, unframed. Edges are finished so the painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
Whether we speak of Heaven and Hell, or are just trying to stay sane in our chaotic world, ‘suspended between terror and grace’ often seems an apt description of the human condition.
36” x 36”, acrylic underpainting, oil and NeoColor II crayon on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel, unframed. Edges are finished so painting is ready to hang without framing.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
Indigenous Australians believe that their Ancestors created the world by walking Song Lines, with the world springing into being with their every step.
24” x 30”, oil paint and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel, unframed. Edges are finished so painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
Do you pick up feathers or rocks on your wanderings? Or bring back mementos from travels that encapsulate the place and your experiences there? You are collecting talismans – objects that carry the power, energy, and connection to a place or sphere of knowledge.
48” x 30” diptych, oil paint and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panels, unframed. Edges are finished so painting is ready to hang without framing.
Original artwork - only 1 available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
We often reference maps or geography as a way of describing our internal orientation. We’re “on the right path” or “have lost our way”. Our moral compass keeps us aligned with our guiding principles and prevents us from losing ourselves in the chaos of the world and our lives.
40” x 36”, oil paint and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel, unframed. Edges are finished so painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
We have both physical and non-physical (energetic, spiritual) aspects to our being. Each influences and mirrors the other.
55” x 48”, diptych, oil paint, graphite and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panels, unframed. Edges are finished so painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.
This painting is part of my “Mappae Mundi” series which is about the inner and outer worlds we inhabit.
We cannot convey our truth solely through the language of logic and fact
48” x 108”, triptych, oil paint, pastel, NeoColor II crayon and acrylic underpainting on 1.5” deep cradled wood panels, unframed. Edges are finished so the painting is ready to hang without framing.
This is an original artwork - only one available. Shipping logistics and costs will be coordinated with the buyer.