Avett Brothers - buffalo 2017 at Marquee Theatre in

2017 at Marquee Theatre in Tempe

I like the play here between young life (deer) old age (tree) and dreams floating above

2017 at Zilker Park in Austin

I looked at Cameo and silhouette portraits and frames as a starting point

I sat on the information for a bit until I came up with what I think is a really interesting idea

Avett Brothers - buffalo 2017 at Marquee Theatre inFor me, there is no other animal that so dramatically symbolizes the West like a bison. I wa surprised when I looked back thru my work that I'd only used the animal once before on a Neil Young print from 2011. My thought is that a lone bison has a weight, a gravity and a history unlike anything else I can think of. I've been experimenting lately with elaborate under printing textures that can be seen and are slightly raised thru the black ink on the