One might think that war is distant from my warmer themes of art.  However, I was profoundly moved by visiting Verdun and Antietam, and these works resulted. We visited Verdun in 2007, during a house swap in France. German artist Franz Marc was killed at Verdun in 1916, and I had always wanted to see where he had died. Antietam was part of a 2006 trip south where we visited 20 Civil War battlefield, 4 Revolutionary War battlefields, historic houses, hikes and more. I found the Civil War battle fields, museums, etc. far more moving than I had expected.

Verdun I: Fort Souville 2007 pastel and pencil on Arches paper  24½”  x 33” $1500 framed. 

Verdun II: Fort Douaumont, Latrine and Dormitory  2007 pastel and pencil on Arches paper  26 ½”  x 32 1/2” $1500 framed.

Verdun III: Ossuaire, Bayonet Trench 2007 pastel and pencil on Arches paper  25”  x 35 1/2”  $1600 framed.

Civil War I, Antietam, Sunken Road from the Tower with Twice John  2007  pastel and pencil on Arches paper  33” x 30”  $900 unframed.

Civil War II, Antietam, Cornfield  2007  pastel and pencil on Arches paper  26 ½ “ x 35”  $900 unframed.