I’m a contemporary artist mixing technology, maps and old school design.
I design maps on plexiglass and hand-draw directly over the map lines creating detailed silhouettes with white ink. The map and illustrations are backed with colorful photographs that I take on location.
The final artwork is all tied together with a little engineering & zinc hardware, creating a bright and frameless layered design.
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Giant Cedar on Mount Rainier
Hand drawn from the topographic lines over a map of Mt. Rainier and backed with a photo I took of some aspens
Mountains :)
Collection of mountain silhouettes drawn from maps around the Us
Rainer Trees
2 layers of plexiglass with white trees drawn from a Mount Rainier map- background photograph taken at Paradise
Three sisters
Little Deschutes map featuring the Three Sisters. Backed with a photo taken on Broken Top
Joshua Tree
1958 map of Joshua Tree National park - hand drawn trees and tent using the topography. Sunset photo taken by me.
1908 Lake Tahoe Aspen
Aspen trees drawn over a vintage map of Lake Tahoe and backed with a photo I took of Aspen trees.
Mighty Bison
Yellowstone Herd of Bison / Buffalo drawn on a Yellowstone map featuring the Lamar River. Photo I took of Old Faithful in the background.
Yosemite Lady
Vintage Yosemite Map - silhouette of a woman hand drawn over the map lines and backed with a photo I took of Half Dome.
Wasatch Mountain Range
Hand drawn Wasatch Silhouette drawn over a map of Little Cottonwood Canyon and backed with a photo I took of the sunset.
White Map & White Trees
A little magic with a white map- trees drawn over the white lines in a topographic map on 2 layers of plexiglass and backed with white aluminum.
Mount Shasta Bear
Commission piece of a Bear over a Mt. Shasta map, background photograph provided by the client.
Rocky Mountain National Park
The mighty Rockies hand drawn from the map lines of RMNP - backed with a digitized photo I took at bear lake.
Angled view of Rainier Trees
I use zinc hardware to create space between the layers.
Me at an art show :)
Before Covid I attended shows all around the US - I can’t wait to get back to it!