Desert Drift presents a collection of acrylic and watercolor skyscapes that explore ephemerality, the subtle thresholds between states of being, and the experience of being held in liminality. The work centers on three elemental subjects—clouds, the moon, and the horizon—that embody both continuity and flux.

In New Mexico, the horizon is a constant presence. I find it fascinating that although we can always see it, we can never reach it. But in that endless quest, that perpetual drift, we are always accompanied by the sky above and the ground below. We are held between them, and we are never alone. The clouds, shifting between form and formlessness, bear witness. The moon, cycling through its phases, is nevertheless an eternal companion.

This body of work emerges from a deeply personal period of transition, during which the act of painting provided solace but also required me to move through staggering doubt and uncertainty. As I painted, I found myself communing with these elements in the studio as I do when I walk with them through the world. They are always there. They provide constancy as they change. 

I wanted these images to feel soft, ethereal, and alive—to capture a sense of magic and faith, the shimmering ether, and the feel of shifting light. Visually, this is expressed through soft layering and loose rendering, allowing the clouds to undulate and pulse, breathe, reach, and dissipate. I hope viewers feel immersed in them, held by their presence, as I have been.