The art
The truth, in color
After a day of telling stories in words, the canvas is where I tell the ones that don't have any.
The work
From the studio
Artist statement
A refuge from the news cycle
The news is a discipline of precision — the right word, the verified fact, the steady voice. The canvas asks the opposite of me. It wants the feeling before the sentence forms, the color a day actually was rather than the summary of it. That contrast is why I paint. Art is my refuge from the news cycle, and my return to it.
The work is abstract because life is layered. Joy sits on top of tension. Resilience is built in coats, one over another, some of them still visible at the edges. When I'm painting I'm not escaping what I've seen at the desk — I'm processing it, layer by layer, until it becomes something that can hold light.
I've said it for years and I mean it plainly: art is life. Not a hobby set apart from the serious work, but the practice that keeps me whole enough to do it.
Exhibited
Women artists of the DMV
My work has been exhibited at American University's Katzen Arts Center as part of "Women Artists of the DMV" — an honor made sweeter by the company: a gallery full of women coloring outside the lines, each in her own way.
Step into the studio
Originals, commissions, and the story behind each piece live at the art studio site. Come see what's on the easel.