The Natural World, Science and Art

The difference between science and arts is not that they are different parts of the continuum but rather they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and science are avatars of human creativity.
— Mae Jemison

Early Spring Tides, 40x26 inches, combined media, 2022

East meets West. 22 x 14 inches, graphite on paper, ink on mylar, 2019

Beach Cast for Steven 1

King Tide, 36x36 inches, combined media, 2022

I imagine when investigating the long history of how artists have depicted the micro and macro of the natural world, that I am following in the footsteps of my predecessors who combined the interests of science and art.

Littoral Sweep, 31x36 inches, combined media, 2022

Dead Man's Fingers, 30x22 inches, combined media, 2021

Colander Construct 1

Who, I ask, cannot be amazed at the beauty that surrounds us? And I ask, who cannot be aware as we contemplate reality, that in the era of climate change, we all live at the shore.

Pond Collection. 24 x 18 inches, graphite and ink on mylar, 2002

Red Howler Skeleton #4. 11 x 16 inches, graphite and prisma…graph paper, 1994

Red Howler Skeleton #3 graphite and Prismacolor on vellum 1994

Small Planet. 24 x 20 inches, oil on linen, 1995

Pliny Says. 24 x 20 inches, oil on linen, 1995

Pond inquiries. graphite and ink on mylar, oil on panel, found object, 2003