What I Brought Back

This summer unfolded across two very different landscapes — the coast and forests of Maine and the western Canadian Rockies. What stayed with me was less any single place than the forces moving through them: water, fire, growth, erosion, regeneration.

These are some of the images, colors, and observations I brought back to the studio.

Maine / Acadia

Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine

Atlantic coast, Acadia National Park, Maine

Western Canadian Rockies

Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta

Lac Beauvert, Jasper National Park — burned forest and new growth · Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park

Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park · Spirit Island, Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park

Back in the Studio

Glacial color studies, back in the studio

Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, British Columbia · Notebook, pigments, and worktable

Acadia Hydrangea, sketchbook study, July 2026

Hand holding Robert Macfarlane's book Is a River Alive? in the artist's studio, with large colorful paintings on the walls behind

Currently reading: Robert Macfarlane, Is a River Alive?


What I brought back was more than a new palette — it was a deeper awareness of the forces moving underneath what we see.