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The Intimate Landscape

“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”
Camille Pissarro

The natural cycle of growth, death and decay form the structure of the landscape and the heart of its beauty.  In my work, the essence of the landscape is described in the details.  Each natural object is presented in an unnatural, formal composition, at times with a contrasting or companion object, which compels the viewer to carefully examine the individual form.  This isolation bestows a certain precious quality and value to objects that would normally be regarded as the refuse of the natural world.  The horizontal format of the pieces references the landscape, while the composition is organized on the grid with a sensitivity to the white space, a device imposed on the random order of nature.  Exploring those details within formal constructs of composition is a way to engage the viewer intimately with the objects.  The grid highlights the commonality of the objects and at the same time delineates their beautiful individuality. I use these elements to create formalist pieces with a carefully considered ordering of the surface. A celebration of nature, the work is an allegory for the natural process of human life, both its ascendance and its decline.         

                                                                                                                                                            K. Polson Grubola   

No part of these images may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, 
including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, 
without permission in writing from the artist, except for the inclusion of a brief quotation in review.
 
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Landfire:  Homage to a Firefighter

Mixed media
22. 5 x 30”   

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The Beautiful Necessity of Flight

 Pheasant Feathers, Cicada Wings, Copper Leaf



Gravity defied
by iridescence beauty,
bug and bird alike





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Arianrhood 


Clematis Seeds, Rudbeckia Seeds, Silk Thread









Photo - Geoff Carr


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Arianrhood 

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Blighted

Hawthorn Leaves, Silk Chiffon, Thread



An innocent host,  
duped by cunning predators, 
fades into early death.


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Veiled Threat

Honey Locust Thorns, Gold Leaf, Silk Chiffon, Thread


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Veiled Threat

Detail


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Contrast and Pattern

Tulip Poplar Peduncles, Gold Leaf,
Guinea Fowl Feathers, Thread




Once in green petals, 
now I sheath in patterned down
Hostile, piercing point


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Gravity 

Hydrangea Flowers














Photo by Geoff Carr



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Gravity



Detail


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Sown

Seed Pods, Chiffon, Thread



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Autumn Seeding

Pine Cones, Acorns, Magnolia Leaf, 

Seed Pods, Paper 







Photo by Geoff Carr




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Autumn Seeding


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The Cruel Reality of Optical Illusion: A Memorial

Leaf Skeletons, Rose-breasted Grosbeak Wings, Twig, Thread, Silver Leaf, Thread



Azure reflections
Fleet wings swiftly beat the air,  
unforgiving end


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Exfoliated Layers I

River Birch Bark, Maple Keys, Catocala amatrix Moth Wing, Thread



Seductive shedding,
layers peal back, offer glimpse
of next season’s garb.



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Exfoliated Layers II

River Birch Bark, Silk, Feathers, Thread



Slowly exposing,
she sheds each ruffled layer,
softening profile


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Sea Fly

Coquina Shells, Thread, Water Color 



Froth of breaking waves
undulate on sandy shores
Flight resists the sea




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Sea Fly Detail


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Haiku to Those Who Die Young

Japanese Maple Leaves



Who falsely lures youth
to unfurl sweet, tender growth?
Spring’s cruel frosty death.


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Silk Shadow Ginkgo


Gingko Leaves, Silk Chiffon


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Life Encased

Jack Pine Cones, Egg, Cocoons, Dyed Cocoons, Cicada Nymph Exoskeleton, Spilosoma lubricipeda Moth, Thread



Transformational
life safely encased awaits
new forms to emerge


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Rouge Penumbria

Burning Bush Leaves, Silk, Gold Leaf, Paper








Photo by Geoff Carr

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Rouge Penumbria



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Tatting


Linden Leaves, Silk Chiffon


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Transparent


Lunaria annua seeds, Silk Chiffon








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The Bounty of the Empress


Royal Paulownia Fruit Pods, Silk, Leaf Skeletons, Feather, Thread



Over flowing cups,
Paulownia’s rich bounty 
empty, fall to earth


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Cicade Wings

Cicade Wings, Silk Chiffon, Maple Keys, Thread







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Acer rubrum - Midas Seeds


Maple Keys, Gold Leaf, Thread


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Acer rubrum - Stacked


Maple Keys, Thread, Colored Pencil






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