When I was little, my Dad took me out on Saturdays for art lessons. He would teach me everything from gesture drawing to rendering complicated ships at marinas, and I wasn’t allowed to use an eraser.
But luckily, there were also no such things as mistakes.
"Black-Eyed Susans", Watercolor, 26' x 40' Expressing the frustration of feeling unable to fully describe the enormity of a vision.
"En Pointe", Encaustic and mixed media, including wood glue, wood burning and pencil shavings. To show connectedness of humanity and our movement to the natural environment.
"The Cellist at Rehearsal", 20 x 26, Soft Pastel. From a real scene of my son practicing with his accompanist. A play of light and contrast, youth and the value of timelessness.
"Times Square", 22'" x 30", soft pastel. From my first visit to New York City, transfixed with the urban landscape completely turning day into night.
"Peacock Ascending", 13" x 20", Alcohol Ink on Yupo. Racing with the medium's drying time, and allowing it to inform the piece. Leaning into Henri quote, "Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers."
"Central Park", Soft pastel, 22" x 30" One of two works from life from NYC visit. I was enamored with the spirit within Central Park and its relief from the overwhelming urban jungle.
"My Favorite Tree", Encaustic / Mixed media 12" x 18" Inspired by the movie "The Florida Project", created for auction to benefit Hope 192, toward an end to homelessness in Orlando, FL.
Poinsettia, Watercolor on Yupo, 5 x 7. Expressing the mystery and beauty of the miracle associated with the flower at Christmas, and the memories I associate with my birthday flower.
"Winter", Wood burning and oil paint. A piece informed by the medium used to create it.. From childhood memories of glistening snow and crackling wood.
"Autumn Takes a Bow", Watercolor, 26" x 40" Created from life on my uncle's property. I was fascinated by the color and shapes that nature gave me to hint at the coming winter.
"Coming Home", soft pastel, 20" x 60" From one of my dad's old slides. Capturing my memory of the landscape in Massachussetts as a tiny child.
"Celli in Waiting", soft pastel, 20" x 26" Created from life at a treasured luthier's shop, with peace at every visit.
"King of Hearts", 9" x 12", Alcohol ink on Yupo. From a series where I aim to create a whimsical tension between order and chaos with playfulness to reflect the simple fun of the subject.
"Nicholas at the Piano", 9" x 12" This piece was created for my son who is a musician at his core. I aimed to show the music and him together as one being, with the piano as the thread.
"Rainway" Watercolor and Alcohol ink on Yupo, 9" x 12" Inspired by an episode of the tv show "Project Runway", expressing movement of fabric and fabric dye bleeding as a model walked a rain-soaking runway.