Hubris! Stroudsburg, PA digital photograph 12" x 17" The ironic contrast of the proud display of the American symbol in front of an utterly destroyed structure, encapsulated the artist's feelings about the current state of the nation where extreme nationalist pride has wrought the destruction of our foundations.

Beach Day Greentown, PA oil on canvas 8" x 10" Sun, sand, and a sea of umbrellas; Ocean City in motion. An impression of summer where the American perspective is loud, colorful, and shared, built from countless small moments happening all at once. Adam Parkes is a Pennsylvania-based oil painter who enjoys experimenting with style, texture, and atmosphere

Liberty, Illuminated Berwyn, PA acrylic painting 11" x 17" Perspective shapes not only how we see our history, but how we carry it forward. My perspective is that we can hold American values and patriotism close while still allowing our interpretation of them to evolve—taking the strongest parts of our past and blending them with what we’ve learned

Spirit Crossing Mississippi Refuge New York, NY oil on canvas 40" x 69" "Spirit Crossing Mississippi Refuge" was painted from the bluffs of the Wisconsin River looking north up the Mississippi Valley. This area has been a crossroad of goods and ideas in the American Midwest for pre-Colombian indigenous tribes for over a thousand years. The Effigy Mounds

Peace Sells Brooklyn, NY photograph 12" x 18" The Declaration of Independence was not written to include all inhabitants of the colonies 250 years ago. It excluded African slaves.Generations of Black slaves were bought/brought and sold. White male landowners declared freedom from the British Empire and peace/appeasement of their citizens all while excluding those who were forced to

250 Years Under One Flag Waymart, PA acrylic painting 36" x 48" An American depiction of our nation’s history, illustrating the symbolism of westward expansion and industrial progress. Our country’s freedom was forged through sacrifice and hard work.

Lingering Sundown Santa Fe, NM oil on canvas 37.5" x 49.5" One year we stayed on the South Rim in the rustic cabins designed by Mary Colter so long ago. This enabled us to be able to wander to rim from pre-dawn to sundown and view the ever changing shadow and light as it moved across the valley

Justice is Vintage Lake Ariel, PA acrylic painting 36" x 48" Art has been used as a powerful tool throughout history. This painting was created as an alarm to project reality if we continued to test the fragility of our democracy. My acrylic painting depicts a classical car adorned in American swag, which represents American pride and patriotism

Everything is Possible Fort Lee, NJ mixed media (cardboard, printed images, decorative paper, acrylic) 16" x 20" In my work, I push the boundaries of what is possible, allowing images to be viewed from different perspectives simultaneously. I create a new set of rules, and then I break them, in a gesture of empowerment and invention. Each change

Winter Forage Honesdale, PA watercolor on paper 13" x 17.5" "“Winter Forage” is a perspective study of two Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) foraging through the snow as they move cautiously through a dense tangle of underbrush. The random, overlapping geometric patterns of the thicket, combined with the shifting contrast of light and shadow on the subjects,

Inside the Ice House Dunmore, PA fiber art: batik painting 20" x 26" Northeastern Pennsylvania is rich in venues that reflect the various industries that contributed to the growth of our nation. The Ice business, right here in Tobyhanna, PA, was a booming business in the early 1900’s. Before refrigerators, the blocks of ice were used and shipped

Perch of the Magpie Lake Ariel, PA oil on canvas 36" x 48" A magpie balances on a wooden fence, the beautiful Wyoming landscape in the distance. The painting details a recognizably American landscape with its spacious skies and mountainous majesties. As it walks the line of the fence, the magpie calls into question where we stand, one