California Peppercorn: Detail
California Peppercorn: Detail
graphite, collage, color pencil, and gold leaf on paper [acrylic verso]
38” x 42.5”
2012

At the edge of a well-traveled path, the long brown grass is bent low from a summer’s worth of sun. Nearby, an orange and white striped plastic traffic barrier has been cast off in the shade of a California peppercorn tree. The dry red husks hang low and ready for harvest.