This 12 x 12 inch torn-paper collage captures the rugged beauty and shifting light of the Gunnison River landscape in western Colorado. Composed of layered fragments of richly colored paper, the piece transforms canyon walls, river currents, and open sky into a rhythmic interplay of shape and texture. Deep reds, earthy browns, turquoise blues, and luminous yellows evoke the dramatic contrasts of the American Southwest, where stone, water, and sunlight meet in powerful harmony.
Rather than presenting the landscape literally, the collage distills the essence of the Gunnison River into bold contours and abstracted forms, conveying both the geological permanence and quiet movement of the natural world. The torn edges and layered surfaces give the work a tactile energy, suggesting weathered rock formations shaped over centuries by wind and water. Small in scale yet expansive in feeling, the piece offers an intimate meditation on the enduring spirit of the western landscape.
This 12 x 12 inch torn-paper collage captures the rugged beauty and shifting light of the Gunnison River landscape in western Colorado. Composed of layered fragments of richly colored paper, the piece transforms canyon walls, river currents, and open sky into a rhythmic interplay of shape and texture. Deep reds, earthy browns, turquoise blues, and luminous yellows evoke the dramatic contrasts of the American Southwest, where stone, water, and sunlight meet in powerful harmony.
Rather than presenting the landscape literally, the collage distills the essence of the Gunnison River into bold contours and abstracted forms, conveying both the geological permanence and quiet movement of the natural world. The torn edges and layered surfaces give the work a tactile energy, suggesting weathered rock formations shaped over centuries by wind and water. Small in scale yet expansive in feeling, the piece offers an intimate meditation on the enduring spirit of the western landscape.