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“Rivers” is a sweeping abstract landscape inspired by the many waterways that carve their way through the mountainous terrain of Evergreen, Colorado. Across a broad horizontal canvas, textured cloud-like layers of muted greens, soft golds, amber tones, and earthy neutrals coalesce to suggest hills and valleys. Subtle mountain forms rise on the left horizon—suggesting mist-shrouded peaks seen from below—with a lighter, diffuse sky overhead. The compositional drips, washes, and layered brushstrokes bring fluidity and movement—like runoff water, shifting light, and the dance of river reflections after snowmelt or rain.
Though not literal, the painting evokes the feeling of wandering paths along Evergreen rivers: the gentle slopes, the ever-present evergreen forests, the interplay of light on water, and the serenity found in the convergence of mountain, sky, and flowing stream. It captures moments of softened contrast—when the river mirrors clouds, when shadows pool behind outcrops, when edges blur in the golden hours.
In form, color, and mood, “Rivers” celebrates both the ruggedness and tranquility of Colorado’s natural waterways: at once a visual homage and an emotional mapping of place.
rivers
portfolio - Spotlight
2025
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Rivers
“Rivers” is a sweeping abstract landscape inspired by the many waterways that carve their way through the mountainous terrain of Evergreen, Colorado. Across a broad horizontal canvas, textured cloud-like layers of muted greens, soft golds, amber tones, and earthy neutrals coalesce to suggest hills and valleys. Subtle mountain forms rise on the left horizon—suggesting mist-shrouded peaks seen from below—with a lighter, diffuse sky overhead. The compositional drips, washes, and layered brushstrokes bring fluidity and movement—like runoff water, shifting light, and the dance of river reflections after snowmelt or rain.
Though not literal, the painting evokes the feeling of wandering paths along Evergreen rivers: the gentle slopes, the ever-present evergreen forests, the interplay of light on water, and the serenity found in the convergence of mountain, sky, and flowing stream. It captures moments of softened contrast—when the river mirrors clouds, when shadows pool behind outcrops, when edges blur in the golden hours.
In form, color, and mood, “Rivers” celebrates both the ruggedness and tranquility of Colorado’s natural waterways: at once a visual homage and an emotional mapping of place.
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rivers
portfolio - Spotlight
2025
