Artist's Statement

Bell Museum Series:

My love of biological forms and processes translates to the structures of the natural world. This image is one of a series of drawings made from a deer skeleton in the Bell Museum of Natural History's "Touch and See Room," a unique place where children and adults can pore through bones, furs, feathers and all kinds of natural specimens. The organic shapes of this skeleton were fascinating to draw, and the patterns of positive and negative shapes made by the ribcage present endless variations depending on your viewpoint. I hope to continue this series, exploring more of the beautiful colors, contours and shadows of the world's creations. see the work >>