In my large-scale charcoal drawings, I lift roadkill from their asphalt settings and place them vertically on a white background. Fixed in their final physical state, the animals transcend the ignominy of their resting place. They often appear to be in a state halfway between life and death, sometimes even dancing or in ecstasy.
Gancho - 88 x 56″ 2012
Pirouette - 72 x 48″ 2010, Private Collection
Sparrow - 72 x 48″ 2011 Private Collection
Soar - 47 x 64″ 2013
Tap Dance
Leap of Faith (Grouse) - 88 x 56″ 2012
Leap of Faith (detail)
Animals in the City: Gatto Italiano #1 - 85 x 52″ 2011
Animals in the City: Gatto Italiano #2 - 82 x 52″ 2011
Animals in the City: Gatto Italiano #3 - 90 x 52″
Animals in the City: Gatto Italiano #4 - 85 x 52″ 2012
Animals in the City: Gatto Italiano #5 - 90 x 52″ 2012
Shearwater #1 - 32″ x 24″ 2010
Shearwater #2 - 32″ x 24″ 2010
Shearwater #3 - 32 x 24″ 2010
Shearwater #4 - 32 x 24″ 2010
Shearwater #5 - 32 x 24″ 2010
Animals in the City: Dog (Bruno in Ecstasy) - 62 x 48″ 2009
Animals in the City: Caiman - 68 x 48″ 2009
Animals in the City: Owl - 68 x 48″ 2009
Animals in the City: Cougar - 72 x 48″ 2009
Animals in the City: Fox - 68 x 48″ 2009