FIRESTARTERS
Egg Tempera
25 x 35 inches
Private Collection
When the artist was a young boy his family
would take many camping trips throughout the year. This is when the artist's
habit of collecting things from nature began and pine cones were one of the
first things collected. Large paper bags would eventually be filled and the
aroma of the cones would fill the car on the ride home. In the evening the cones
were used as “Firestarters” for the campfire which would illuminate
the campsite and around which the family would gather every night to make popcorn
or roast potatoes. Here they adorn a mantel and remind the artist of these early
family camping trips which he cherished.