"Earth in Balance" is a portrait of "Earth" in the heavens, with the other planets in our Solar System, all surrounded by stars. It was done for exhibition at "The Artist as Messenger" at the Howard County Conservancy. It is made from hand painted photographic prints, prints of my own paintings, and found objects. A variety of Faux finishing techniques were used. The sculpture received an Honorable Mention.

St Paul Catholic Church turned 175 years old in 2013. Working with the church Historian, Jerry Harlowe, research was done on the many local properties important to the church in the last 175 years. A composition was planned, and a pencil drawing was made.Then an ink drawing was made which was colored in watercolor.

I wanted to use as many techniques as possible could to produce this image showcasing my many disciplines. It is made from salvaged materials, found objects, egg tempera, casein and archival prints. The background is painted in a 1960's style. The portrait was manipulated using Photoshop. printed on rag mat boards, and cut into the many shapes. Spacers were used to create depth. The Sunflower is printed from one of my own paintings. The floating rectangles are refrigerator magnets made from my own paintings.

The project was to create an exhibition from a single idea, to paint the property of the Howard County Conservancy as it passed from Winter into Spring, visualized in a series of 24 paintings. The scenes were scouted and reference photographs were taken. 24 pencil drawings were completed, then 24 watercolors, and finally the 24 large acrylic paintings were completed. All 24 paintings hung together completed a single image 60 feet in length. The show was held at the Gudelsky Gallery at the Howard County Conservancy from April to May of 2014.