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Pristine Amador County, acrylic on canvas, 2013
The painter approaches this idyllic landscape with reverence, seeing it as a universal symbol and source of inspiration. The landscapes are both real and imagined. The site is orchestrated as a terrain where bi- son, lake, horses, trees, etc. form a grand rural space in which topography, soils, climate, water, and in- digenous vegetation serve the life in Amador County. The author takes his cues from nature, seemingly random patterns occurring in nature without human intervention. To this “informal,” “romantic,” or “picturesque” approach he adds the cemetery suggesting a subtle, human accident.
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