Landscapes

I've been considering ways to merge this body of work with the leaves. So far I am working towards building a small collection of objects. that when exhibited together, will build a narrative of a specific place and time. The objects in these collections will either directly appeal to or reference each of the five senses. Since I focused on memories of my grandmother's back yard last semester, it seems like the most natural place to start off this semester. I plan to branch out, exploring different places and stages of my life. Last semester, I sketched ideas for the topographical object paintings and sand paintings from memory alone, so there was a lot of room for artistic license. This resulted in the paintings emphasizing the formal qualities of  landscape, becoming more schemas of a generic creek and ravine than the actual place I sought to depict. Since my goal is to be more specific and direct with content, I enlisted the help of some satellite imagery to get a better sense of the actual landform. This way I can show details of the tiny plot of land that is close to me and the larger context it belongs to.