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The impetus for my working with quarries started before I discovered or had access to one. Scars in the landscape serve as metaphors for humankind's abuse of the planet and the earliest, generative impulse came from raw soil exposed along roadways. Two small paintings of this date from the late 70s. In the 80s, I had access to the quarry on Rock Bridge road, owned by a friend of a friend. Later, I've used the still-active quarry on Station Camp Rd, the one slowly eating away Pilot Knob.

Earth Break I
oil on canvas
1978
Earth Break II
oil on canvas
1978
Quarry I_1
oil on canvas
1988
Quarry I_2
oil on paper
1987
Quarry I_3
acrylic on paper
1987
Quarry I_4
graphite on gessoed paper
1986
Quarry II_1
oil on canvas
2014
Quarry II_2
graphite on paper
2014
Quarry II Ice_in progress
oil on canvas
20"x46"
2022