Field Notes III, 2026, oil on canvas, 60 x 48 in. / 152.4 x 121.92 cm.

Field Notes III, Kurtis Simpson, 2026, oil on canvas, 60 x 48 in. / 152.4 x 121.92 cm.

Field Notes III is part of an ongoing series exploring the space between observation and projection. Through heavy palette knife work the painting depicts a biologically plausible but unidentified animal - suggesting absence, memory, and the increasing distance between humans and nature.