Rivers

Near Greenville *Mississippi River*
24″ x 36″ oil on panel 2019

River. Abundance. oil on canvas, 2006 *Mississippi River*

Life Blood *Mississippi River*
30” x 36” oil on canvas

Not Far Away *Mississippi River*
24” x 30” oil on canvas

The Good Run *Mississippi River*
24” x 30” Oil on canvas

Tree of Life *Mississippi River*
24” x 30” oil on canvas

Yes *Mississippi River*
30” x 35 3/4” oil on canvas

Secret Meeting *Mississippi River*
24” x 27 ¾” oil on tempered board

What We Know *Mississippi River*
24” x 27 ¾” oil on tempered board

Lake Oahe, oil on panel *Mississippi River*

Beechnuts

Each morning on the way to the barn we walk under the hanging limbs of the great beech tree that stands by the corner of our house. Names and dates carved long ago on the smooth, gray trunk are dark and distorted, barely legible. The tremendous number of beechnuts that grow on a tree this…READ MORE >

A Glance into the World of Gourds

My interest in gourds began when I was introduced to the axatse, a rhythm instrument used in West African drumming ensembles. The axatse is a dried gourd that has been emptied of its seeds and covered in netting with small shells attached. When the gourd is shaken, the shells rattle and make a loud…READ MORE >

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