{"id":2041034,"date":"2026-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041034"},"modified":"2026-07-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:00:00","slug":"uncanny-landscapes-in-pen-and-ink-span-wooden-panels-by-john-buck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041034","title":{"rendered":"Uncanny Landscapes in Pen and Ink Span Wooden Panels by John Buck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface featuring a huge waterfall amid a flat landscape with a huge cliff\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cNiagara\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 37 x 47 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Uncanny Landscapes in Pen and Ink Span Wooden Panels by John Buck<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T09:23:53-05:00\">July 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F07%2Fjohn-buck-wooden-panel-pink-ink-drawings%2F&amp;title=Uncanny%20Landscapes%20in%20Pen%20and%20Ink%20Span%20Wooden%20Panels%20by%20John%20Buck\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#7c430f091e16191f084129121f1d121205594e4c301d12180f1f1d0c190f594e4c1512594e4c2c1912594e4c1d1218594e4c351217594e4c2f0c1d12594e4c2b1313181912594e4c2c1d1219100f594e4c1e05594e4c36131412594e4c3e091f175a1d110c471e1318054129121f1d121205594e4c301d12180f1f1d0c190f594e4c1512594e4c2c1912594e4c1d1218594e4c351217594e4c2f0c1d12594e4c2b1313181912594e4c2c1d1219100f594e4c1e05594e4c36131412594e4c3e091f17594e4c59394e59444c594548594e4c1408080c0f594f3d594e3a594e3a0b0b0b520814150f150f1f1310130f0f1d10521f1311594e3a4e4c4e4a594e3a4c4b594e3a16131412511e091f17510b1313181912510c1d121910510c1512175115121751180e1d0b15121b0f594e3a\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"475787\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From the Three Patriarchs of Zion Canyon to the swamps of Louisiana to the immense cascade of Niagara Falls, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnbuckart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Buck<\/a>\u2019s dreamlike landscapes evoke the juxtapositions and proportions of dreams. His solo exhibition, <em>Mont Blanc on Wood<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zollaliebermangallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zolla \/ Lieberman Gallery<\/a>, draws us to the fuzzy boundary between the familiar and the uncanny.<\/p>\n<p>The Bozeman-based artist is known for his eccentric, often life-size wooden sculptures that draw on folklore, personal memory, and daily observations. Figures are sometimes hybridized with other objects, and idiosyncratic drawings on wood panel reveal expansive landscapes populated by anthropomorphized plants and dramatic rock pinnacles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475787\" title=\"\u201cLighthouse\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 27 x 36 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cLighthouse\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 27 x 36 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cLighthouse\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 27 x 36 \u00bd inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-5.jpg\" alt=\"a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface of a rocky desert area with a small lake in the middle, in the center of which a lighthouse sits\" class=\"wp-image-475794\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cLighthouse\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 27 x 36 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The works in <em>Mont Blanc on Wood <\/em>span a range of places and references, emphasizing landscapes where things feel perhaps a little \u201coff.\u201d The desert stares back in \u201cCactus Grove (No. 13),\u201d and in \u201cLighthouse (No. 18),\u201d a light station in the middle of a desert lake shines mostly onto arid, rocky landforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuck reflects on social and political realities, environmental concerns, and the eccentricities of human behavior, all while maintaining a sense of humor and a deep engagement with craft,\u201d the gallery says. \u201cHis art balances storytelling with formal clarity, inviting viewers into a world where the familiar becomes speculative and symbolic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Mont Blanc on Wood <\/em>continues through August 8 in Chicago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475787\" title=\"\u201cCactus Grove\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 36 \u00bd x 27 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cCactus Grove\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 36 \u00bd x 27 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cCactus Grove\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 36 \u00bd x 27 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-4.jpg\" alt=\"a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface featuring various kinds of cartoonish cacti with eyes\" class=\"wp-image-475793\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cCactus Grove\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 36 \u00bd x 27 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475787\" title=\"\u201cThree Patriarchs, Utah\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 31 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThree Patriarchs, Utah\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 31 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThree Patriarchs, Utah\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 31 \u00bd inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-9.jpg\" alt=\"a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface featuring the three &quot;patriarchs&quot; in Zion Canyon, Utah\" class=\"wp-image-475796\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThree Patriarchs, Utah\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 31 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475787\" title=\"\u201cThe Never Sweat Mine\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 21 \u00bc x 26 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Never Sweat Mine\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 21 \u00bc x 26 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Never Sweat Mine\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 21 \u00bc x 26 \u00bd inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-6.jpg\" alt=\"a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface of factories foregrounded by turbulent waters\" class=\"wp-image-475795\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cThe Never Sweat Mine\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 21 \u00bc x 26 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475787\" title=\"\u201cAtchafalaya\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 32 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cAtchafalaya\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 32 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cAtchafalaya\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 32 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-3.jpg\" alt=\"a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface featuring a swamp setting with trees and stumps\" class=\"wp-image-475792\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cAtchafalaya\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 32 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475787\" title=\"\u201c7 Waterfalls (No14),\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 37 x 27 inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201c7 Waterfalls (No14),\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 37 x 27 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201c7 Waterfalls (No14),\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 37 x 27 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-1.jpg\" alt=\"a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface featuring waterfalls amid mountains\" class=\"wp-image-475790\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c7 Waterfalls (No14),\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 37 x 27 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475787\" title=\"\u201cAspens\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 37 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cAspens\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 37 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cAspens\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 37 \u00bd inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-2.jpg\" alt=\"a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface featuring weathered and curved aspen trees\" class=\"wp-image-475791\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cAspens\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 26 \u00bd x 37 \u00bd inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buck-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475787\" title=\"\u201cSea Mount\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 52 x 37 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSea Mount\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 52 x 37 \u00bd inches\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSea Mount\u201d (2024), pen and ink on wood, 52 x 37 \u00bd inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2791\" 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