Description
I saw an image of livestock meandering right around the busy streets of London, and it instantly took me back to the time I spent on my family farm. I loved the absolute clash of country life taking over a bustling city corridor, so I had to put it on canvas.
Titled “Intermission,” this painting captures that sudden, quiet pause when everyday city life has to completely stop to let a family of pigs pass through the middle of the road. It is built with a healthy dose of high-mountain wit, linking back to our own local landscape where traffic completely halts for the regular cattle drives we see moving across the highway right here in the Gunnison Valley. Surrounded by rows of jumbled, vibrant buildings that lean and stack together, the cool blue pavement contrasts against an intense, fiery red sky that makes the whole neighborhood vibrate with energy. It stands as a playful, colorful nod to how old ranching traditions can completely disrupt and command a modern landscape.