Creating is like breathing, you just do it because it is life sustaining. Each piece is a personal statement combining my perceptions of life with my aesthetic sense into a visual image. The image now has a life and physical space of its own. I have become intrigued with the idea of the painting moving forward past the surface, almost reaching out to the viewer. I have incorporated cardboard packing material, as well as other found objects, into my two dimensional constructions. The packing material is amazingly sculptural by nature, so the image breaks free of the flat surface of the picture plain, thus entering the world of the viewer. By using various materials, the constructions have actual as well as visual texture which adds to their sculptural quality.  

I work in series. The series Through The Eyes of a Woman explores relationships, roles, aspirations, and stages of life. Each piece focuses on things that “just are” about being a woman. 

The Atmosphere series focuses on the color and feeling of the air that engulfs us. These images are about how the atmosphere takes on the essence of the air and how we take that atmosphere in with all of our senses. 

About Nature incorporates many man made elements into each piece. These elements have used nature’s resources to be produced. Instead of being discarded, they are being reused in an unexpected way. The series deals with harnessing nature’s energy to make all the things we can’t seem to live without. 

BIOGRAPHY

Creating visual art has been a part of my life from early childhood. I have worked in numerous media, from oils, acrylics, and water color to ceramics and print making. At the age of nine, I attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School to study oil painting. While in high school, I attended NYU painting classes, and continued my formal art education at Hunter College, BA, and Brooklyn College, MA.

I have taught art at the secondary and college level, and have worked as a graphic and interior designer. My recent focus is on my two dimensional constructions which combine many of the materials that I love to work with.