Luke paints not from photos, but from being out in the wonder of it all. Connecting to the smell of the Jeffery Pine, the sound of caddis flies, the wind scudding the surface of the water, the walk to the spine of the horizon, touching the lichen on the way to find what is before and beyond. Painting is an act of touch and movement as well as an act of seeing. He seeks the feeling of moving out, into and beyond the universe of his experience. Past, present and future become a moment captured in a symbol, a painting knowing that everything is connected.
“Mt. Shasta from Keiser Meadow”
“Yosemite Falling Leaves”
“Toro Creek Rd. Ranch, Cayucos, CA”
“Mahabodi Temple Evening”
“Burney Falls, CA”
“Mt. Shasta from Keiser Meadow ”
“Tunnel View Yosemite National Park”
“Glassy Manzanita Lake”
