The multihued circles in the Arcadia series represent ocular points of reference. Through a camera’s lens or a rifle’s scope, they are darkly whimsical remnants of the viewer’s gaze. They also function as colorful reminders of our ongoing and unrelenting urge to control nature. Through this series of paintings and drawings, I was able to further my understanding of how we as a culture continue to navigate images of nature and the concept of “Landscape”.