In my studio practice I am placing an emphasis on patterns in nature. Trees: trunks, branches and leaves. Clouds, rivers, ripples. For two years I focused on a series on birds, appreciating their strongly expressive shapes as the embodiment of movement and emotion. Landscape has always been a focal point because I believe Cezanne was right: the truth is in nature. Currently, I'm making abstract paintings that may be figurative. I cull patterns from nature and I use them to build shapes, carry light, and make marks. I believe the work I am doing belongs in the Contemporary Art canon's emphasis on originality in concept, reverence for beauty, and skill in painting.  

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The work has been widely exhibited in galleries, museums, juried  shows and Solo shows at the Howland Center for the Arts/ Beacon, Gallery 40/ Poughkeepsie NY and The Walkill Art Center, Montgomery NY.

 

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