Artist Statement
The abstract nature of my work reflects my observations of the world through the lens of color, form, texture and line. The many layers in each painting evolve until the work elicits in me the emotion or response I hope to bring out in the viewer. The medium of oil and cold wax allows for the use of wide varieties of mark making, textural strokes, color mixing and a luminosity that comes from the layering of paint, powders, collage, and other reductive and additive techniques. I work to draw the viewer in to the complexity the medium provides, while still experiencing the joy of color and form. After working in a variety of other mediums, I have found my artistic home in the expressiveness of oil and cold wax painting.
Bio
I am an artist and art educator living and working in Maryland and Virginia. After a career in local government, I found new purpose in artistic expression. I started my art career as a photographer, working as a successful portrait and events photographer. While primarily a self-taught artist, I have taken what I learned from a variety of artists in workshops and classes and developed a style that reflects my view of the world in texture, line, form and color. I have exhibited at the juried Glen Echo Art Show, the Yellow Barn, The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA and The Ice House in Berkeley Springs, WV. I teach explorations in Oil and Cold Wax at the Art League in Alexandria, VA, The Yellow Barn in Glen Echo, MD and Plaza Art in Rockville.