Hollow
oil on panel, 12x16, 2025
Available, $1950
The eyes are not here
There are no eyes here
In this valley of dying stars
In this hollow valley
This broken jaw of our lost kingdoms…
-TS Eliot
We found this wild horse skull in the middle of Oregon’s high desert with its broken jaw and hollow eyes. I’m not sure what compelled us to carefully wrap it in a trash bag and bring it home other than the other-worldly beauty it still contained in its lifeless structure. After curing it in the sun for many months, we brought it inside to hang on the wall.
In this painting, I wanted to capture the feeling of depth and hollowness of the skull. I wanted the viewer to feel like they could reach out and feel the smoothness of the bone or reach a finger through the eye. This painting was an exercise in varying my paint application to mimic the nature of the skull.
This original comes framed and ready to grace your wall.
oil on panel, 12x16, 2025
Available, $1950
The eyes are not here
There are no eyes here
In this valley of dying stars
In this hollow valley
This broken jaw of our lost kingdoms…
-TS Eliot
We found this wild horse skull in the middle of Oregon’s high desert with its broken jaw and hollow eyes. I’m not sure what compelled us to carefully wrap it in a trash bag and bring it home other than the other-worldly beauty it still contained in its lifeless structure. After curing it in the sun for many months, we brought it inside to hang on the wall.
In this painting, I wanted to capture the feeling of depth and hollowness of the skull. I wanted the viewer to feel like they could reach out and feel the smoothness of the bone or reach a finger through the eye. This painting was an exercise in varying my paint application to mimic the nature of the skull.
This original comes framed and ready to grace your wall.
oil on panel, 12x16, 2025
Available, $1950
The eyes are not here
There are no eyes here
In this valley of dying stars
In this hollow valley
This broken jaw of our lost kingdoms…
-TS Eliot
We found this wild horse skull in the middle of Oregon’s high desert with its broken jaw and hollow eyes. I’m not sure what compelled us to carefully wrap it in a trash bag and bring it home other than the other-worldly beauty it still contained in its lifeless structure. After curing it in the sun for many months, we brought it inside to hang on the wall.
In this painting, I wanted to capture the feeling of depth and hollowness of the skull. I wanted the viewer to feel like they could reach out and feel the smoothness of the bone or reach a finger through the eye. This painting was an exercise in varying my paint application to mimic the nature of the skull.
This original comes framed and ready to grace your wall.