Abstract Studies (2005-2024)

Abstract-Study-thunder-no2-62x60inches.jpg
AS-magical-forest-70x60.jpg
AS-abstract-study-swirl60x60better.jpg
AS-abstract-study-forest3_78-5x60.jpg
AS-Space-and-Time-58x58inchesBI.jpg
AS-abstract-study-forest4_48x72revised2.jpg
AS-STA_ 70h x 80w, $13,000, Morning in the Canyon (oil on canvas), 2017, Staker.jpeg.jpg
AS-ben-warehouse.jpg
AS-Abstract-Study-nordic-botanical-42x58-copy.jpg
AS-Abstract-Study-scandinavian-flora-20x20.jpg
AS-munns-installation-view.jpg
AS-abstract-study-graffiti-58x58bi.jpg
AS-AND-SH-STUDIO-VIEW.jpg
AS-44x70-friedman-commission-shine-36x36-p_staker.jpg
AS-green-triangle-48x60-pamela-staker.jpg
ASthe-revolution-no2-40x60.jpg
AS-the-interaction.jpg
AS-the-rally_60x72revised.jpg
AS-The-Rally-studio-shot.jpg
AS-Abstract-Study-salon-style-42x42.jpg
AS-Abstract-Study-urban-radiance-70x35.jpg
AS-abstract-study-kestrel-no1-60x60better-image.jpg
AS-Abstract-Study-new-day-42x42.jpg
AS-abstract-landscape-ocean-no1-72x72-2500pxBETTER-VERSION.jpg
AS-abstract-study-forest2-30x24.jpg
AS-abstract-study-tree-24x24REVISED.jpg
AS-Cosmic-Intervention-new-shot.jpg
AS-Abstract-Study-many-moons.jpg
AS-group-of-6-works-on-paper-30x22.jpg
AS-Urban-Garden-48x35.jpg
AS-DKFA-INSTALLUntitled-1.jpg
AS-study-red-wop.jpg
AS-Abstract-Study-road-trip-no2.jpg
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These are urban abstractions referencing nature, geometric shapes, and graffiti.

Living in Chicago for most of my adult life strongly impacts this body of work. I grew up in a small town in central Illinois, so urban living was utterly novel and mesmerizing. I fell in love with Chicago, integrating and expressing its energy, as demonstrated by the wide-ranging work in this series.