In The Pasture (Galloping Dog)

This whimsical menagerie stages a dreamlike pact between species: a spotted, dog-bodied creature stretches into the hillside while two cobalt birds perch as sentinels, turning the scene into an allegory of companionship and quiet vigilance. The hard black contour and saturated, almost enamel-flat color fields compress depth into emblem, allowing the doubled, beak-like muzzle to read as both mask and instrument—an identity split between instinct and performance. Against the childlike simplicity of sky, grass, and a lone tree, the work carries an undercurrent of tenderness, suggesting that innocence can be a sophisticated language for hybridity, refuge, and the gentle absurdity of belonging.