Salient Garden explores native, invasive and endangered flora and fauna of New Jersey. The work looks at the profound beauty of natural forms as they exist within animals and plants. The multiplicity of images underscore the connections between natural systems, while geometric patterning represents a method of ordering what is not controllable.
Horseshoe Crab-Red Knot 2023 Graphite and ink on paper, 25"x26" Private Collection
Sumac, Tall Pines Preserve watercolor and Graphite on Paper 20"x 20" 2023
Beaver Pond graphite on paper 2022 25"x25"
American Eagle Graphite and watercolor on paper 30"x40" 2022
Cipangopaludina chinensis (Invasive) graphite on paper 2021 20"x18"
Rusty Patch Bumble Bee (Extirpated, NJ) Graphite, watercolor 20x20 2020 Private Collection
Palisades, NJ Allegheny Woodrat (endangered), Spongy Moth (invasive), Baltimore Checkerspot (special concern), White Turtlehead (Native), Northern Red Oak (Native) 2020 Graphite and Watercolor on paper 16"x30"
Carolina Parakeet (Extinct) 2020 Watercolor and ink on paper 12"x8.5" Private Collection
Eastern Grey Squirrel, Pine Cone, Grasshopper 2018 Graphite on paper 19"x18"
Red Winged Blackbird, New Jersey Chorus Frog, Cattails, Firefly, Damselfly 2019 Graphite and watercolor on paper 25"x22.5 Private Collection
Red Fox, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Birch Tree Graphite on paper 2019 30"x20"
Mockingbird, Mourning Dove, Chipmunk, Dandelion, Dogwood Graphite and watercolor 32” x 32” 2019
Bog Turtle (Endangered) 2018 graphite and watercolor on paper 20" x 22"
Hawk Moth, Thistle, Honey Bee 2018 Graphite on Paper Private Collection
Short-Billed Dowitch, Cattail, Snail 2018 Graphite on paper 14.5" x 16"
Magpie, Wood Mice, California Oak 2018 Graphite on Paper 12"x 12" Private Collection
Peregrine Falcon, Great Horned Owl, Laughing Gull, Lined seahorse, Dogfish (Ocean City, NJ) Graphite, watercolor, conte crayon 34”x 34” 2020 Private Collection
American Black Bear (Native) Himalayan Blackberry (Invasive) 2023 Graphite and Ink on Paper 27.5" x 39.5" (69.85 cm x 100.33 cm) 2023