Robin Masi

Toward the Better Angels of our Nature

This quote from Lincoln's first inaugural address is the influence for this series.

The white grid is the underlying template for graphite drawings of majestic pine trees,

other natural imagery in and iconic Greek and Renaissance statues. The series focuses on offering an

alternative experience of light, value and depth to the viewer.

Pine Grove, Concord, Mass Graphite on Paper 8" x 18" 2009	Pieta Grid Oil Stick, Graphite on Paper 70" x 50" 2007	Twisting Pine , Concord, Mass Graphite on Paper 16" x 18 " 2009
Cathedral Pine 1, Concord, Mass Graphite on Paper 24" x 65" 2009	Long Pines , Concord, Mass Graphite on Paper 36" x 70 " 2009	Cathedral Pine 2, Concord, Mass Graphite on Paper 24" x 65" 2009

White Gladiolas Oil Stick, Graphite on Paper 12" x 18," 2006

White Roses on a Grid Oil Stick, Graphite on Paper 28" x 36" 2006