North Side and South Side are companion pieces inspired by the architecture and living traditions of Taos Pueblo, one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in North America.
The works balance two perspectives: North Side evokes the grandeur of the pueblo’s iconic multi-storied adobe forms, rising against a vast New Mexico sky. The focus is on scale, timelessness, and the way the community blends with the land itself. In contrast, South Side brings the viewer closer to everyday rhythms—ladders leaning against earthen walls, hornos (adobe ovens) in the courtyard, a figure in blue, and a resting white dog.
Together, the paintings form a diptych that celebrates both the monumental presence of the pueblo and the intimacy of life within it. The bold outlines, warm earth tones, and sweeping skies unify the works, while the differing perspectives invite reflection on the duality of place: the whole and the detail, the eternal and the lived.
As a pair, these paintings honor the enduring harmony between earth, architecture, tradition, and community.