I’ve been drawn repeatedly to the paint Nachusa’s gravelly knolls and ridges. Compositionally, they and their oak groves lend themselves nicely as focal points. As high places they offer something I always dream of in exploring Illinois’s prairie remnants: a view of thousands of acres of high-quality tallgrass prairie.
Painted on location.
Exhibition History
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March 4 - April 30, 2020
Circle Gallery, UGA College of Environment + Design
Athens, Georgia
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The Long View, Prairie Paintings from Illinois Nature Preserves
June 24, 2022 - February 5, 2023
Illinois State Museum at Dickson Mounds
10956 N. Dickson Mounds Rd. Lewistown, Illinois
