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Sea Level Series  2022

​As a species we have ventured onto the sea for as long as we’ve had the means to do so and the experience is common enough. This belies how remarkable a thing it is—the solid land we’re native to is there, the shifting sea we cannot stand on is here.

I spend time looking back at solid land from the sea in a very small craft and it has subtly changed my perception. The names we give to the things that we know seem to encapsulate them well enough, seem to touch at their meaning and inner consistency. I think we have somewhat deceived ourselves.

The sea is an exacting teacher of the difference between what is real and what is thought. I’ve quieted myself in the last few years and this is what I find—the words we use deliver abstraction more than meaning. When language rests what is real rushes to take its place. This is what I attempt to paint.

To view or purchase work, please contact Christian here.



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STILLNESS I     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     64"X 49"     $3900.
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SLACK TIDE I     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.

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TWO TREES BY THE RIVER     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"x 32"     $2600.
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MOVING WATER     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.

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HEAVY SKY II     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"x 32"     $2600.
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DARK SEA I     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.

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HEAVY LIGHT OVER THE BAY     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"x 32"     $2600.

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SMALL BAY AFTER DARK     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.
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MOIST AIR     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"x 32"     $2600.
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GOLDEN LIGHT I     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.

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HEAVY SKY I     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"x 32"     $2600.
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APPROACHING SHORE    acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.

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THE CURVATURE OF THE WORLD      acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"X 32"     $2600.
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BACKLIT     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.
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THE TWO TREES     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"x 32"     $2600.
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PRE-DAWN LIGHT     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.
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VALLEY IN SNOW     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     36"X 24"     $1700.
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LOW HORIZON     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.
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LIGHT ON THE WATER     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     32"X 49"     $2600.

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VALLEY IN SUMMER     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     36"X 24"     $1700.
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NARROW HARBOR     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     24"X 36"     $1700.

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TRAIN WINDOW     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     24"X 36"     $1700.
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MUD BAY     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"X 43"     $3100.
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THE VALLEY BEFORE DAWN     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     24"X36"     $1700.
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THE SEA AT MIDNIGHT     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     24"X36"     $1700.
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THE WATER PEOMS #29     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     24"X36"     SOLD
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ISLANDS IN THE FOG     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     24"X40"     $1800.

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THE SALISH SEA I     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     36"X 49"     $2800.
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DROPPING INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     36"X 49"     $2800.
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THE SNOW POPLARS I     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     36"X 24"     SOLD
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LATE DUSK     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     36"X 49"     $2800.
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TREES ALONG THE SKAGIT     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     36"X 49"     $2800.
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WIDE BEND IN THE SKAGIT     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"X 43"     $3100.

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ALL OF THE DARKNESS AT DAWN     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"X 43"     $3100.
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THE SEA AT NIGHT     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     18"X 24"     $1200.

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THE DEEP BLUE SEA     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"X 54"     $3700.

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THE BLACK HARBOR     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"X 50" diptych     $3600.

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STILLNESS II     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"X 64"     $3900.
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STILLNESS III     acrylic and graphite on wooden panel     49"X 54"     $3700.
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​To view or purchase work please contact Christian here