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.
"En Pointe", Encaustic and mixed media, including wood glue, wood burning and pencil shavings. Available for purchase.
"The Cellist at Rehearsal", 20 x 26, Soft Pastel. Available for purchase.
"Times Square", 22'" x 30", soft pastel. Available for purchase.
"Peacock Ascending", 13" x 20", Alcohol Ink on Yupo. Racing with the medium's drying time, and allowing it to inform the piece.
"Central Park", Soft pastel, 22" x 30" Capturing 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 Christmas.
"Winter", Wood burning and oil paint. From childhood memories of glistening snow and crackling wood. Original available.
"Autumn Takes a Bow", Watercolor, 26" x 40"
"Coming Home", soft pastel, 20" x 60" From my memory of frigid New England winters. Available for purchase.
"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. Available for purchase.
"Rainway" Watercolor and Alcohol ink on Yupo, 9" x 12" Inspired by an episode of the tv show "Project Runway", and a design of dye bleeding through the seams as a model walked a rain-soaked runway.
"Perfume". 9 x 12, Alcohol ink on Yupo. Capturing the essence of memory. Available for purchase.
"Thanksgiving Roadway". Watercolor, 9 x 12.
"Castle Reflections". Watercolor on Black watercolor paper. Available.
"Sea Secret", 9 x 12. Alcohol ink on Yupo. Available.
"Black-Eyed Susans", Watercolor, 26' x 40' Available for purchase.