When I am creating my mixed media paintings I am combining colors and textures in a playful and intuitive working style creating depth and spatial relationships. Natural elements and words arrive into these pieces of artwork from my nature hikes and journals. These are pieces filled with soul.
My inner thoughts and energies are applied into each piece of artwork through many layers of paint, gesso and other mediums including charcoal, pastels, collage, encaustic and found objects. My abstract works are an experimental series of textures and colors, shapes and forms and often times include words taken directly from my journal. The multiple layers of different materials tell the story and complexity of various life experiences - memories, journeys and my vision of natures elements.
Recently, I have received signature status in the National Watercolor Society and the International Society of Acrylic Painters. My work is represented in fine art galleries in the US in Michigan and Wisconsin as well as in various national juried shows, and is included in many private and public collections.
