That sounds very dramatic and yet I know that we are all one in the basic enjoyment of our senses as we live our lives. Sometimes we get torn away from this enjoyment and the sense of wonder that it engenders. We are too busy to look. We are too worried to feel. I hope these paintings and prints provoke us to use all our senses and to allow our emotional liveliness to respond.
This work is basically abstract. The composition is not to show a vista or make a likeness but to establish a framework to organize and demonstrate the energy, the rhythm, of specific but common visual delights. My images gain force as they are viewed from a distance. I hope they come alive for you and that you carry them with you in your heart.
I have deep roots in the Midwest, having grown up in Ohio. I was Educated at Duke University. I claim Vernon Pratt as my teacher and am grateful to him. My teacher in California was Donna Westerman, a consummate artist and inspiring friend. After 26 years in California, in January of 2022 I moved to Brooklyn, NY, to be closer to my children and grandchildren and siblings. I am excited to be back in the eastern landscape, the tall deciduous trees, the crisp northern light, the yearly swim through the seasons. As I begin my practice here I am also delighted with the palpable creativity in Brooklyn and the rest of the city. Thank you for your interest in my work.
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When we walk in the world we are surrounded by energy. My effort here is to use paint and the skills of an artist to elicit recognition and understanding of the experience of being alive in the world; to use paint, ink, crayon and two -dimensional space to pay tribute to the energy in which we are immersed.
That sounds very dramatic and yet I know that we are all one in the basic enjoyment of our senses as we live our lives. Sometimes we get torn away from this enjoyment and the sense of wonder that it engenders. We are too busy to look. We are too worried to feel. I hope these paintings and prints provoke us to use all our senses and to allow our emotional liveliness to respond.
This work is basically abstract. The composition is not to show a vista or make a likeness but to establish a framework to organize and demonstrate the energy, the rhythm, of specific but common visual delights. My images gain force as they are viewed from a distance. I hope they come alive for you and that you carry them with you in your heart.
I have deep roots in the Midwest, having grown up in Ohio. I was Educated at Duke University. I claim Vernon Pratt as my teacher and am grateful to him. My teacher in California was Donna Westerman, a consummate artist and inspiring friend. After 26 years in California, in January of 2022 I moved to Brooklyn, NY, to be closer to my children and grandchildren and siblings. I am excited to be back in the eastern landscape, the tall deciduous trees, the crisp northern light, the yearly swim through the seasons. As I begin my practice here I am also delighted with the palpable creativity in Brooklyn and the rest of the city. Thank you for your interest in my work.
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