I’ve done a lot of traveling over the past few years. A lot of it was in a car, where changes in landscape are the focal point of a long journey. It’s amazing how dramatically the scenery can change—coming down from the treacherous turns and vast slopes of the mountains in Colorado to a terrain that’s flat and still as a board, stretching all the way through the Great Plains. An endless pass through the hot reddish dust of Oklahoma and Texas makes the landcape of New Mexico seem lush with succulents.

These are a selection of images from my travels across the country that highlight the colorful landscapes of this country.

I can think of no better way to simultaneously do my civic and artistic duty than by illustrating offenders of the law. The people are real, the expressions are frightening and the idea of creating a portrait of someone at their absolute worst is strangely intriguing. And kind of morbid. :)