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I’m a contemporary artist mixing technology, maps and old school design.

I design maps on plexiglass and hand-draw directly over the map lines creating detailed silhouettes with white ink. The map and illustrations are backed with colorful photographs that I take on location.

The final artwork is all tied together with a little engineering & zinc hardware, creating a bright and frameless layered design.

See more on ig @ http://instagram.com/modernterrain

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    Giant Cedar on Mount Rainier

    Hand drawn from the topographic lines over a map of Mt. Rainier and backed with a photo I took of some aspens

    Mountains :)

    Collection of mountain silhouettes drawn from maps around the Us

    Rainer Trees

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    2 layers of plexiglass with white trees drawn from a Mount Rainier map- background photograph taken at Paradise

    Three sisters

    Little Deschutes map featuring the Three Sisters. Backed with a photo taken on Broken Top

    Joshua Tree

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    1958 map of Joshua Tree National park – hand drawn trees and tent using the topography. Sunset photo taken by me.

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    1908 Lake Tahoe Aspen

    Aspen trees drawn over a vintage map of Lake Tahoe and backed with a photo I took of Aspen trees.

    Mighty Bison

    Yellowstone Herd of Bison / Buffalo drawn on a Yellowstone map featuring the Lamar River. Photo I took of Old Faithful in the background.

    Yosemite Lady

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    Vintage Yosemite Map – silhouette of a woman hand drawn over the map lines and backed with a photo I took of Half Dome.

    Wasatch Mountain Range

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    Hand drawn Wasatch Silhouette drawn over a map of Little Cottonwood Canyon and backed with a photo I took of the sunset.

    White Map & White Trees

    A little magic with a white map- trees drawn over the white lines in a topographic map on 2 layers of plexiglass and backed with white aluminum.

    Mount Shasta Bear

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    Commission piece of a Bear over a Mt. Shasta map, background photograph provided by the client.

    Rocky Mountain National Park

    The mighty Rockies hand drawn from the map lines of RMNP – backed with a digitized photo I took at bear lake.

    Angled view of Rainier Trees

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    I use zinc hardware to create space between the layers.

    Me at an art show :)

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    Before Covid I attended shows all around the US – I can’t wait to get back to it!