Once Met By Morning Dew is a series of new paintings inspired by my time spent living in the Catskill Mountains. This work uses elements of nature to narrate themes of grieving, joy and the undefined desire to live one's life fully. Through manipulated still lives, these paintings present human's relationship with nature, both within it and astride it, and a quest for a deeper understanding of purpose. This series lives in tandem with the paintings of Vanitas, and those whose work is rooted in Mysticism; they share a coded love letter towards a desire to understand what lies beyond our lived experience.
