Planetary Observations, 2010
Mount St. Helens
2009-2020
The pieces in this collection reflect an ongoing interest in the dynamic landscapes resulting from the 1980 eruption, executed in a variety of mediums, both digital and material.
Scree and Debris, 2014
44.75” W x 33.75” H; Oil, acrylic, wax, and rice paper on archival inkjet prints
Glacial Debris, 2014
35” W x 24.75” H; Oil, acrylic, wax, and rice paper on archival inkjet prints
Hanging Valley, 2014
51” W x 23.25” H; Oil, acrylic, wax, and rice paper on archival inkjet prints
Inside the Underworld, 2014
58.5” W x 34.5” H; Oil, acrylic, wax, and rice paper on archival inkjet prints
Steam Slide, 2014
42.25” W x 33.75” H; Oil, acrylic, wax, and rice paper on archival inkjet prints
Crater Glacier, 2014
25.5” W x 24.75” H; Oil, acrylic, wax, and rice paper on archival inkjet prints
Scree Slope, 2014
43.75” W x 39.25” H; Oil, acrylic, wax, and rice paper on archival inkjet prints
Runoff, 2014
34.5” W x 16.75” H; Collage: Oil, acrylic, wax, and rice paper on archival inkjet prints
Dawson Carr, Ph.D. delivers the John E. Buchanon Jr. Memorial Lecture “Blasts from the Past: Considering Mount St. Helens in Art” at the Portland Art Museum, February 9, 2020. Mount St. Helens Thin Place, Inferno was included in the Portland Art Museum exhibition Volcano! Mount St. Helens in Art.
Mount St. Helens Thin Place, Inferno, 2019
44.5 x 30 inches, Oil, graphite, hide glue and gampi paper on archival pigment print
Mount St. Helens Thin Place, Humbolt, 2019
44.5 x 30 inches, Oil, beeswax, graphite, hide glue and gampi paper on archival pigment print
Mount St. Helens Thin Place, Black Hole, 2019
48 x 31 inches, Graphite, hide glue and gampi paper on archival pigment print
Mount St. Helens Thin Place, Tycho Magnetic Anomaly, 2019
44.5 x 29.5 inches, Flash, hide glue and gampi paper on archival pigment print