wind 2008-2000
Off-shore Flow, 8 Hours of Observation, Silver, 10/5/08
Cerritos College Collection
Metallic Ink on Black Paper
44.5" x 30", 2008
Off-shore Flow, 8 Hours of Observation, Yellow, Silver and Magenta, 10/07/08
Private Collection
Metallic Ink on Black Paper
44.5" x 30", 2008
Off-shore Flow, 10 Hours of Observation, Gold and Copper, 10/07/08
Escalette Collection, Chapman University
Metallic Ink on Black Paper
44.5" x 30", 2008
Off-shore Flow, 10 Hours of Observation, Gold and Copper - detail
On-shore Flow, 7 Hours of Observation, Green and Blue, 3/28/08
Escalette Collection, Chapman University
Metallic Ink on Black Paper
44.5" x 30", 2008
Visible Invisibility, Off-shore Flow, Santa Ana Condition, Oct. 3-4, Wind Gusts 30 mph
Ink on Arches
80” x 42”, 2006
Off-shore Flow, 8 Hours of Observation, Blue and Green, 3/31/05
Ink on Arches
42" x 29.5", 2005
Wind Capture, triptych, from left, (1 of 3) Off-shore Flow, Jan. 30 (8 Hours) and, again, Feb. 8 (6 Hours), (2 of 3) On-shore Flow, Feb. 15 (7 Hours), and (3 of 3) Off-shore Flow, Feb. 17 (6 Hours)
Ink on Rives BFK
80" x 42" each, 2006
Wind Diagrammatic (edges) in a graphic series - Detail
Ink on Arches Watercolor paper 16" x 20" full size, 2008
Wind Diagrammatic 5 hours, On-shore Flow
Ink on Rives BFK
15" x 10.5", 2008
Wind Diagrammatic
Archival Marker on Vellum
18” x 24”, 2007
Wind Diagrammatic taped pens in a graphic series
Archival Marker on Washi Paper
72” x 38”, 2005
Wind Diagrammatic taped pens in a graphic series - Detail
Wind Diagrammatic II
Archival Marker on Washi Paper
17” x 13”, 2002
Wind Diagrammatic, On-shore Flow
Archival Marker on Washi Paper
72” x 38”, 2002
Wind Diagrammatic, On-shore Flow - Detail
My work has focused on the range between three-dimensional and intangible environmental
space through various painting media.
Wind is an integral element in nature – it builds and erodes landscapes and affects ocean
currents that influence our weather. At its most extreme, it forms wind-related disasters, such as
tornadoes, hurricanes, and firestorms. That activity, which is fleeting, impermanent, and
invisible is part of the fullness of landscape and is the focus of my work with wind.
This project was a collaboration with the wind to record its invisible form. By tying strings to tree
branches and taping pens at their ends, the wind’s energy force moved the apparatus to leave
markings on the paper that was weighted on the ground during Southern California wind events
of On-shore and Off-shore flows. Sometimes, the wind gusts were so strong that rips and
creases occurred. In some drawings, I used multiple pens on one string and varied their
configurations.
