Wild California

…no transformation without our feet on the ground. Stewardship means, for most of us, find your place on the planet, dig in, and take responsibility from there—the tiresome work of school boards, county supervisors, local foresters—local politics. Even while holding in mind the largest scale of potential change.

—Gary Snyder, Turtle Island

Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mojave. 2021. Watercolor, graphite, and black chalk on paper. 14¼ X 20 in. (36.2 X 50.8 cm)

Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mojave. 2021. Watercolor, graphite, and black chalk on paper. 20 x 14¼ in. (50.8 x 36.2 cm)

Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mojave. 2021. Watercolor, and ink on paper. 12 x 9 in. (30.1 x 22.9 cm)

Portal, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mojave. 2021. Sepia ink and wash on paper. 9 x 12 in. (22.9 X 30.1 cm)

Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mojave. 2021. Red chalk and wash on paper. 6⅞ X 9⅝ in. (17.5 x 24.5 cm)

Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mojave. 2021. Graphite on paper. 9⅝ x 6⅞ in. (24.5 x 17.5 cm)

Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mojave. 2021. Sepia ink and wash on paper. 9 x 12 in. (22.9 X 30.1 cm)

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area. 2021. Watercolor, graphite, and black chalk on paper. 14¼ X 20 in. (36.2 X 50.8 cm)

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area. 2024. Graphite on paper. 9⅝ x 6⅞ in. (24.5 x 17.5 cm)

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area. 2023. Red chalk on paper. 11¾ x 8¼ in. (30 x 21 cm)

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area. 2021. Graphite on paper. Graphite on paper. 9⅝ x 6⅞ in. (24.5 x 17.5 cm)

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area. 2021. Graphite on paper. 14¼ X 20 in. (36.2 X 50.8 cm)

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area. 2021. Graphite on paper. 11¾ x 8¼ in. (30 x 21 cm)

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area. Watercolor on paper. 4⅝ x 7⅛ in. (11.8 x 18.1 cm)

Joshua Tree National Park. 2023. Red chalk on paper. 8¼ x 6¼ in. (21 x 16 cm)

Waterfall in Angeles over Iron Canyon. Watercolor, graphite, and white and black chalk on paper. 14¼ X 20 in. (36.2 X 50.8 cm)

Point Dume, Malibu. Watercolor and graphite on paper. 6⅞ X 9⅝ in. (17.5 x 24.5 cm)

Rocks at El Matador State Beach, Malibu. 2023. Red chalk on paper. 6⅞ X 9⅝ in. (17.5 x 24.5 cm)

View of San Gabriel Mountains. Graphite on paper.

Santa Monica Mountains. Graphite on paper.

View over TOAD Ranch. 2021. Watercolor and black chalk on paper. 14¼ X 20 in. (36.2 X 50.8 cm)

Sequoia National Park, Three Rivers Hike. 2021. Graphite on paper. 14¼ X 20 in. (36.2 X 50.8 cm)

Coast Live Oak, TOAD Ranch. 2025. Graphite on paper. 20 x 14¼ in. (50.8 x 36.2 cm)

Wave Study. 2026. Blue Ink on paper. 6¾ x 9 in. (17.1 x 23 cm)

Pyrocumulonimbus Flammagenitus Cloud Formed by the Hughes Lake Fire, as seen from home. 2020. Watercolor and graphite on paper. 9 x 12⅛ in. (22.9 x 30.8 cm)

Waves and Fog in Malibu. 2024. Watercolor and gouache on paper. 6¾ x 9 in. (17.1 x 23 cm)

Coast Live Oak. 2018. Charcoal on paper.

Vernal Equinox. 2019. Watercolor and black chalk on paper. 7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm)

DETAIL: View into Angeles over Iron Canyon. Watercolor, graphite, and white and black chalk on paper. 14¼ X 20 in. (36.2 X 50.8 cm)

Brush-Clearing Goats, Canyon Country. 2023. Graphite on paper.7 x 9½ in. (17.8 x 24.1)

Brush-Clearing Goat, Canyon Country. 2023. Graphite on paper. 7 x 9½ in. (17.8 x 24.1)

Humpback Whale, Santa Barbara Channel. 2024. Graphite on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Humpback Whales, Santa Barbara Channel. 2024. Graphite on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Iron Canyon Creek. 2025. Graphite on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Whitney Canyon Falls Trail, Newhall, California. 2025. Pencil on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Hiking in Angeles National Forest. 2024. Graphite on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Sand Dollar Beach, Big Sur. 2024. Ink on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Big Sur. Ink and wash on paper. 2024. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Big Sur, California. 2024. Graphite on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Big Sur, California. 2024. Ink and wash on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Coast Redwood, Big Sur, California. 2024. Ink on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Rock Formation, Big Sur, California. 2024. Graphite on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Transient Stones Collected from iron Canyon Creek After a Storm. 2023. Graphite on paper. 5 14 x 7 in. (24.1 x 17.8 cm)

Unusual Stone Carved by Boring Mussels, Santa Barbara. 2024. Ink on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Unusual Stone Carved by Boring Mussels, Santa Barbara. 2024. Ink and wash on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Seashell, detail. 2024. Graphite on paper. 10⅞ x 9 in. (27.6 x 23 cm)

Transient Stone Collected from Iron Canyon Creek After a Storm. 2023. Graphite on paper. 9 ½ x 7 in. (24.1 x 17.8 cm)

DETAIL: Seashell studies. 2023? Watercolor on paper. 10⅞ x 9 in. (27.6 x 23 cm)

Joshua Tree. 2023. Graphite on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Flower study. 2024. Graphite on paper. 10⅞ x 9 in. (27.6 x 23 cm)

Mountain Studies. 2026. Graphite on paper. Each, 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Wave study, Malibu. 2025. Sepia ink on paper. 8¼ x 6 in. (21 x 15.2 cm)

Iron Canyon Creek and View of Camp 9 LACoFD Heliport. 2020. Each page, 11¾ x 8¼ in. (29.8 x 21 cm)

Cottonwood Tree Study. Sepia ink on paper.

Sketches at El Matador State Beach. 2022. Graphite on paper.

Studies at El Matador State Beach. 2022. Pencil on paper. .

Hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains. 2022. Ink and wash on paper. 9 x 10⅞ in. (22.9 x 27.6 cm)

Red Rock Canyon State Park, Mojave. 2021. Red chalk on paper. 6⅞ X 9⅝ in. (17.5 x 24.5 cm)

Sunrise Viewed through Bobcat Fire Smoke. 2020. Watercolor, graphite, and black chalk on paper. 14¼ X 20 in. (36.2 X 50.8 cm)

Sunset over TOAD Ranch. 2024. Watercolor, ink, and colored chalk on paper. 9 x 12 in. (22.9 X 30.1 cm)

Drifting Spring Clouds. 2023. Graphite on paper. 11¾ x 8¼ in. (29.8 x 21 cm)

View over TOAD Ranch. 2019. Black chalk on paper. 10¼ x 14¼ in. (26 x 36 cm)

View of Camp 9 LACoFD Heliport. 2020. 11¾ x 8¼ in. (29.8 x 21 cm)

Shoals. 2020. Watercolor on paper. 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm)

Ventura. 2019. Watercolor and white chalk on paper. 6½ x 9 in. (16.5 x 23 cm)

View over TOAD Ranch. 2018. Watercolor and graphite on paper. 7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm)

San Gabriel Mountains in Winter. 2019. Watercolor, graphite, and white chalk on paper. 10¼ x 14¼ in. (26 x 36 cm)

Approaching Storm over Iron Canyon. 2018. Watercolor, graphite, and black chalk on paper. 10¼ x 14¼ in. (26 x 36 cm)

View from the Pool, TOAD Ranch. Watercolor on paper. 6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.3 cm)

View of Camp Nine over Iron Canyon. Watercolor and ink on paper. 6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.3 cm)

View over TOAD Ranch. 2019. Watercolor and graphite on paper. 7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm)

View from the Pool, TOAD Ranch. 2020. Watercolor and graphite on paper. 9 x 12⅛ in. (22.9 x 30.8 cm)

View over TOAD Ranch. 2019. Graphite on paper. 7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm)

Angeles National Forest in Summer. 2019. Watercolor on paper. 6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.3 cm)

Santa Ana Winds. 2018. Ink and wash on paper. 7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm)

Dillon Beach, Marin County, California. 2022. Watercolor on paper. 6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.3 cm)

June Gloom, Angeles National Forest. 2019. Watercolor and black chalk on paper. 10¼ x 14¼ in. (26 x 36 cm)

Matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake). Pencil on paper. 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)

Matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake) Studies. 2024. Watercolor on paper. 10⅞ x 9 in. (27.6 x 23 cm)

DETAIL: Matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake) Studies. 2024. Watercolor on paper. 10⅞ x 9 in. (27.6 x 23 cm)

Bear Divide, Angeles National Forest. 2025. Pencil on paper. 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)

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