Into The Trees
A collection of paintings exploring the experience of time from a forest's perspecitve
Years spent studying and practicing forestry, and more recently, climbing and researching trees, has opened my eyes to the delicate and spiraling nature of the living architecture within which we carry out our lives. This collection of paintings animates trees and forest ecosystems, embodying movement that takes place over decades or centuries--change that is virtually imperceptible on the human timescale.
Gallery Feature :
H + H Arts Santa Fe
Select works from Into The Trees will be featured as part of a group show titled "Requiem for a Tree" at H + H Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The show opens on December 5, 2026 and will run for 6 weeks. The show will include original paintings by yours truly, photography by Nina Riggio, ceramic sculpture by Avi Farber, a large original work by Margaret Curtis, a hanging cone installation, a panel discussion, ponderosa pine soda, and much more.
There are no people without trees.
H+H Arts is pleased to present Requiem for a Tree, an exhibition featuring artists Avi Farber, Nina Riggio, Erin Burk, and Margaret Curtis, whose work collectively expands our idea of community beyond the human to include the forest itself–the trees, fungi and undergrowth that we too often take for granted. This exhibition offers photography, painting and ceramics as expressions of the entanglement between human and plant life that are commonly and often subconsciously understood as separate from one another.
As the living architecture within which our communities thrive, forests offer far more than shade and structure. Each tree, shrub, mushroom, and blade of grass carries an essential presence–one that is overshadowed by exploitative relationships with these ecosystems that sustain us. Farber, Riggio, Burk and Curtis turn their lenses and materials toward this neglect, asking viewers to reconsider what it means to be in relation with the forest rather than merely in possession of it.
Over the past century, our forests throughout the western US have been immeasurably changed. Where fire was once encouraged by Indigenous populations to dance freely and constructively across the landscape, flames then became synonymous with tragedy—a force that was to be fought and suppressed. Where colossal trees once hosted unique and vital ecosystems in their crowns, single-aged stands were left alone and unsupported, with the impossible task of replacing the space left by the felling of their elders. Where maturity and complexity were once guarded with great respect, saws turned grandeur into dollars. The homogenization of our forests became a national priority while the responsibility of managing a new system, in a changing climate, was disregarded.
Harming the forest is harming ourselves. A relationship of reciprocity long practiced by Indigenous cultures–that if we care for the land, the land cares for us–is finally starting to gain awareness in Western consciousness. Requiem for a Tree sits within this emergence, mourning what has been lost to negligence while imagining what reconnection and reconciliation might look like.
Paper and Canvas Prints
While originals will only be available for purchase in-person at H+H Arts, prints are now available through my online shop. Whether you are looking for a classic fine art print or a more substantial piece printed onto stretched canvas, you'll find both framed and unframed options for anyone looking to bring their home Into The Trees.
Fine Art Print
simple + flexible
Framed Print
classic + clean
Canvas Print
warm + dimensional
Framed Canvas
substantial + original
Choosing Your Print
Want to bring a piece of the forest home? There are a few ways to do it, depending on how you want it to look on your wall.
Fine Art Paper Print
Each print is made on high-quality cold press fine art paper, giving the artwork a subtle texture and elegant finish.
Keep it simple with an unframed print and choose your own display style, or add a solid wood frame in walnut, oak, or black. Framed prints come with a mat, giving the artwork a little breathing room and a classic, finished look. All framed options arrive ready to hang.
Stretched Canvas Print
Want something with a little more presence on the wall? Canvas is a great way to go. The artwork is printed directly onto a canvas and stretched around a 1.25" thick frame, giving it a softer texture and more dimensional feel than a paper print. The image wraps around the edges with a mirrored border, so the artwork continues around the sides without losing any of the original composition.
Leave it unframed for a simple, modern look, or add a solid wood floating frame in walnut, oak, or black. The floating frame creates a small gap around the canvas, adding depth and making the piece feel more like an original painting. Framed or unframed, all options arrive ready to hang.
