The most expensive Indian battle ever waged pitted 55 Modoc warriors against more than 1,000 US Soldiers.  This is the 1873 Modoc War and lasted 6 months.  The locale is permanently preserved in the Lava Beds National Monument, in Northern California.  This massive natural lava fortress is known as Captain Jack's Stronghold.  I collaborated with a fellow artist d'Portola, whom I met in graduate school.  We knew someday we would collaborate on a painting.  That day had come.
I was so moved by what I knew of the tragedy of this war, my heart cried out to turn to my paint and palette.  d'Portola is from the area of the Modoc War battlefields and has an affinity and passion for the people who live there.    His passion for this history is transported to this painting.
Enjoy this presentation.  For further information on this painting and/or to have a private viewing, please contact me at my email:  studiotupos@aol.com

I have always been drawn to the abstract, and yet I can feel the influences that have shaped me: doorways and dreams, marriage and motherhood, light and shadow, Monet and Matisse. I seek to capture the movement of life in light and shadow, in vivid color, and in images that capture the imagination. As you enter my website I hope you see work that challenges you to find the doorways and dreams in your own life.