Mt. San Jacinto Study
22" X 30"
Charcoal on Paper
2013
If you have ever been to the Palm Springs area in California it's hard not to be impressed by Mt. San Jacinto. It's an imposing mountainous jut of earth. It is the sheerest mountain face in America according to some sources. Which means it's steep and tall like no other.
It's a constant visual influence living in this area, and has no doubt had more than a little to do with the way I approach my work - whether overtly or subversively. Living here, it's difficult not to be infected by it's dynamics.
I've had the good fortune to live in a house once occupied by the (now) famous artist Agnes Pelton, and as she once wrote, “Hail San Jacinto!”.
