After my first visit to Mammoth Cave National Park was an astounding experience.
I sought and received permission from the National Park Service to start a series of oil paintings started on location. I am ever grateful to the National Park Service for this opportunity and these are the works which have been completed at this time, many more are coming up in the future. If you have the chance to visit the caves, I implore you to not miss the opportunity to find a whole world beneath our feet.
“Ceiling Rose”
Look above you! A sky of stone shows off solid clouds of wonder. This is from the ceiling of the chamber directly underneath a very large formation called Frozen Niagara.
18″x24″ oil on linen
$700.00
“Gypsum Path”
This used to be an underground river that has dried up millenia ago. The floor is dry and soft, the walls and ceiling covered in gypsum formations. This corridor goes on for miles.
20″x26″ oil on linen
$900.00
“Marriage of Water and Stone”
All of the beauty of cave formations comes from the interaction of water with various types of stone, mainly limestone. A perfect marriage of elements.
22″x24″ oil on linen
$900.00
“Rainbow Room”
Cave formations display an enormous variety of shapes and colors, sometimes many forms within the same space.
18″x24″ oil on linen
$700.00
“Sentinels”
Mushroom-like formations on the way down the side of Frozen Niagra appearing as guardians to a secret chamber of wonders.
16″x24″ oil on linen
$600.00
“The Round Table”
A ceiling like a wild sky sheltering a large flat stone, round like the fable of old.
16″x24″ oil on linen
$600.00