This is a piece I’ve been working on and would like to finish. The composition is sourced from the Battle of Chickamauga 160th Anniversary Reenactment. It is the moment when the cavalry leaders begin to gather in anticipation of the commands from the higher ups. This painting is the hurry up part of “hurry up and wait.” The waiting part is already painted and available from Sanderosa Art Gallery in LaPorte, Colorado.
The battle began in the predawn hours of September 18, 1863. The Union began it’s silent march toward the enemy as an ominous red light covered the land. The sun barely peeked out from the horizon, casting forlorn shadows across the still dewy grass.
I'm an artist working in Colorado. I prefer mediums that allow me be as tonal or as structed as I please. The landscape provides countless joys for me as I attempt to understand its patterns.
In 2009, I graduated from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, MD with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis on Drawing. Here, I created works that appeared in the 2008 issue of Drawing Magazine.
While attending Colorado State University, I taught Painting, Figure Painting, and Principles of Design as a Graduate Instructor. I graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting in 2014.
Since then, I have worked to be a part of the artist community of Northern Colorado. I was one of the first members of the Gallery 970 Co-op in Loveland. I am a member of the Northern Colorado Artist Community in LaPorte where I am active as an instructor.
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