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Bright diptychs contrasting natural vs un-natural: nature (tree bark, reflections in water, fall leaves, spring flowers) in a dialogue with the grittier side of the city (used concrete forms, scraped-up barriers, dumpsters and walls, and general corrosion).

used concrete form / arbutus tree bark

used orange concrete form / mottled Arbutus tree bark

 

36 x 20

reflection of trees on dark pond / cracked paint on lamppost

reflection of trees on dark pond / cracked paint on lamppost

 

24 x 36

parking problems in yellow / leaves in autumn

parking problems in yellow / leaves in autumn

 

30 x 20

abstract red dumpster / red Maple leaves in autumn

abstract red dumpster / red Maple leaves in autumn

 

24 x 36

blue spray-painted tree bark / graffiti on dumpster

blue spray-painted tree bark / graffiti on dumpster

 

32 x 22

spray-painted weathered skete board bottom / pink cherry tree blossoms off Broadway

spray-painted weathered skete board bottom / pink cherry tree blossoms off Broadway

 

36 x 24

scraped concrete barrier / yellow forsythia bush

scraped concrete barrier / yellow forsythia bush

 

24 x 36

cracked paint on dumpster / Arbutus tree bark

cracked paint on dumpster / bark of an Arbutus tree

 

22 x 24