Malpais, Static, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Rust, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Blue Fade, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Hospital Green, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Pepto Bismol, 2017
       
     
MALPAIS, Mellow Yellow, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Orange Sherbet, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Beige, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Drab Dark Brown, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Purple Drank, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Lime, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Fuchsia Haze, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Static, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Static, 2017

Inspired by past covers of the monthly travel magazine Arizona Highways (1970s-80s), this group of paintings depicts the idealized beauty of the American West, while inverting its natural color scheme to produce a sickly and strange monochromatic dreamscape. They are scenes intended to feel both familiar and foreign; reflecting the dual realities that co-exist in our polarized American society.

All paintings are 28 x 22" acrylic on canvas

Malpais, Rust, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Rust, 2017
Malpais, Blue Fade, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Blue Fade, 2017
Malpais, Hospital Green, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Hospital Green, 2017
Malpais, Pepto Bismol, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Pepto Bismol, 2017
MALPAIS, Mellow Yellow, 2017
       
     
MALPAIS, Mellow Yellow, 2017

Malpais, Orange Sherbet, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Orange Sherbet, 2017

Malpais, Beige, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Beige, 2017
Malpais, Drab Dark Brown, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Drab Dark Brown, 2017
Malpais, Purple Drank, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Purple Drank, 2017
Malpais, Lime, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Lime, 2017
Malpais, Fuchsia Haze, 2017
       
     
Malpais, Fuchsia Haze, 2017