Wreath, I
charcoal & acrylic on canvas
24” x 24”
2018
“Wreath I” is paired with
(Excerpt)
The Natchez City Cemetery is a picturesque spot. The vast expanse covers rolling hills lined with monuments, and there are many varieties of flowering plants, old-timey antique ones planted long ago. Of all the unique and grandiose architecture erected in Natchez across the centuries, the city cemetery is arguably as magnificent. I maintain it’s one of Natchez’s greatest local treasures and worthy of preservation. The headstones,
masonry, and wrought iron fencing vary greatly from stately to unassuming. In the old sections most stones list far off places of birth, places oceans away, recording the endless chain of immigrants that defined 18th, 19th, and 20th century Natchez by making it their home. All of this is worthy of capturing on film, but today we are here for blossoms.