"I have long been interested in the idea that painting and drawing have the ability to convey not only the physical characteristics of the subject but also more than that, something that is unseen but still exists; the spirit of a place."
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"These artworks are a response to the spirit of the people that worked to build these homes and farms, that once lived and visited here, that played their part as time moves on.
This is the spirit of Texas."
16" x 12" watercolor on 140lb. Arches paper, matted in a custom made frame by the artist using the Dutch black finish, preferred in the Netherlands during the renaissance as an alternative to the more ornate gold leaf frames found throughout Europe during that time.