SnowShadow, Opus 364, 2006
Kilnformed glass and metals
Frame 44" high by 84" wide

The birch series began as a single work in my first solo show. I eventually shipped it to a gallery in Aspen and subsequently the image of distant hills glimpsed through a thicket of trees has nearly become my trademark. This theme is capable of constant innovation within its venue, and here is rendered as a evening snow storm. The birch and aspen series was my first successful landscape work since I left the medium of stained glass six years earlier. They now serve as a benchmark, or bellwether for my studio work. Like old friends, I return to the simple graphics and strong colors of these landscapes to mark my progress and feel based in my art form..