PAINTINGS OF 2022
"THE WOMEN BEFORE ME TAUGHT ME TO HAVE THE MAGICAL AUDACITY TO DO SOMETHING- THE SAME WAY FLOWERS GROW YEAR ROUND IN A GREEN HOUSE."
48x48x1.5" acrylic, stained unprimed canvas
"I WANT TO BE A KID DRAWING WITH MY HIGHLIGHTERS AGAIN THINKING MY NEON SQUIGGLES ARE MASTERPIECES."
36x40x1.5" stained acrylic, oil pasted, unprimed canvas
"WE HAVE ALREADY LIVED A LIFE THAT IS SO FULL, SO BEAUTIFUL; IT IS ONLY THE START."
36x36x1.5"
stained acrylic, oil pastel, unprimed canvas
stained acrylic, oil pastel, unprimed canvas
"DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT HOW CRANES DANCE AND REST UPON THE WATER FROM DUSK TO DAWN?"
80 x 40 x 1.5"
two canvases sewn together, stained acrylic, oil pastel, unprimed canvas
two canvases sewn together, stained acrylic, oil pastel, unprimed canvas
"I SPILLED MY COFFEE DOWN THE FRONT OF MY JACKET, BUT IT WAS ZABARS COFFEE."
34x21" acrylic, stained unprimed canvas
"I AM INTRIGUED BY THIS SPACE OF UNCERTAINTY; LIKE FOG ROLLING AWAY FROM A STUNNING VIEW YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE."
36x84x1.5" stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
"LIFE CAN BE FRAMED IN MANY WAYS- MESSY, SCARY, COMPLICATED; WE ONLY KNOW THESE IDEAS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT WE FIND WITHIN."
40x50x1.5" stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
"I CAN SEE YOUR LAUGHTER IN THE SHIFTING CLOUDS OF EVERY SUNRISE AND SUNSET; I LOVE YOU"
48x72x1.5" stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
"I GIVE YOU CRAYONS. THEN, INSTEAD OF THE PAPER NEATLY PLACED BEFORE YOU, YOU CHOOSE THE WALLS. AND FOR THAT I LOVE YOU."
Diptych 48x72x1.5" x 2
acrylic, primed canvas
acrylic, primed canvas
"I GO NEAR THE SHORE AND FEEL YOUR WARMTH FILL ME."
36x48x1.5" stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
"AS WE WALK AROUND LAKE MICHIGAN I SEE OUR REFLECTIONS STAND AS EVER PRESENT THROUGH THE SEASONS; WE CHANGE AND YET WE ARE OURSELVES."
36x60" acrylic, raw canvas
"EVERY CITY, EVERY WOOD, IS MADE OF OLD AND NEW."
36 x 54 x 1.5"
oil pastels, stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
oil pastels, stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
A Self Portrait
36x84"
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
"SOME DAYS...I JUST NEED TO WATCH THE 2005 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. CUE MUSIC."
36 x 48 x 1.5" acrylic, primed canvas
"FOLLOW THE LUSH GREEN ROADS OR THE THOUSANDS OF HYDRANGEAS, OR THE SOUND OF MY VOICE AND WE WILL ALWAYS END UP SAFE AND HOME."
34 x 72"
stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
"I WAS DREAMING ABOUT THE TITANIC AND ALL THE BOOKS LOST AT SEA."
30 x 40 x 1.5" stained acrylic, unprimed canvas, oil pastel
Painted in Amsterdam
Painted in Amsterdam
"I WAS PAINTING ON THE STREET AND TOLD THIS FABULOUS OLDER WOMAN I LIKED HER JACKET, SO SHE TOLD ME HER LIFE STORY."
30 x 40 x 1.5"
stained acrylic, unprimed canvas, oil pastel
painted in Amsterdam
stained acrylic, unprimed canvas, oil pastel
painted in Amsterdam
"TO LOOK AT THE OCEAN, OUR WONDER AND AWE KEEPS US FOREVER YOUNG."
36 x 60 x 1.5"
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
"THERE IS A POETIC SADNESS TO SOME MATERIALS"
30 x 40"
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
"IS THIS HOW I ALWAYS FEEL AFTER USING THE INTERNET, OR JUST POST DETOX?"
30 x 40"
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
"OVERHEATING DURING MEDITATION LOOKING OVER A HILL SURROUNDED BY STONES"
30 x 40"
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
"POCKETS OF QUESTIONS/VISIONS OF ANTARCTICA"
30 x 40"
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
"I LOVE YOU BY THE COOL PURPLE YELLOW RED WATER, FROM THIS SUNDAY TO THE NEXT, FOREVER."
36 x 60"
stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
stained acrylic, unprimed canvas
"PAINTING OUTSIDE ON THE MINI HILL/REMEMBERING THE 11PM SKY FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE"
30 x 40"
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
"COFFEE AS A GESTURE/HOW DO WE PROCESS ALONENESS?"
30 x 40"
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center
stained acrylic, oil pastels, unprimed canvas
* works from my time in Finland at the Arteles Creative Center