Most people would describe my work as abstract, but I prefer to say non representational rather than abstract. I don’t try to interpret nature or abstract subject or idea. I take the materials--canvas, paint, and sometimes paper, and interact with them in a way so as to create complex textures and color variations that come together for me as a whole, and create in me a sense of interest, surprise, and aesthetic pleasure. I love to experiment and am intrigued by the small visual treasures that spontaneously arrive through intuitive improvisation with the materials I use. I usually work on a piece for many months. I paint, layer, paint over, rework --allowing it to evolve in a natural, unforced way over time. I’m not striving for perfection; I value asymmetry, irregularity, restraint, randomness and imperfection. I am interested in the journey that the canvas takes. I do not name my pieces as they are not narrative or descriptive; I merely number them for reference. Art for me is an attempt to get in touch with non dualistic perception where words are obsolete. I hope that my work will engender in others a peaceful contemplation of beauty and life.
Bio
American, 1956-
Born Tampa, Florida
Mediums
Painting: mixed media on canvas
Printmaking: intaglio, monotype
Education
Webster University, Master of Arts, Counseling, Lakeland, FL 2004
Kala Art Institute, Printmaking, Berkeley, CA 1994 -1997
John F. Kennedy University, Arts and Consciousness, Orinda, CA 1996
California College of Arts, Painting, Oakland, CA 1993
Western Washington University, B.A. Psychology, Bellingham, WA 1981
University of South Florida, A.A. Fine Art, Tampa, FL 1975
Exhibitions
Las Damas De Arte, Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, Tampa, FL 2010
Hoffman-Porgess Gallery, Tampa, FL 2008, 2010
Chamber Orchestra of Florida Concert Exhibition, Tampa, FL 2008
West Tampa Center for the Arts, Tampa, FL 2007
Kala Art Institute Gallery, Berkeley, CA 1995, 1996, 1997
Fort Mason Exhibition, San Francisco, CA 1997
Kismet Gallery, San Jose, CA 1997
The Berkeley Store Gallery, Berkeley, CA 1997
Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA 1997
East Bay Open Studies, Berkeley, CA 1995, 1996, 1997
Kala Art & Wine, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 1997
Kala Art & Wine, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA 1996
Ruth Bancroft Gardens, Walnut Creek, CA 1996
Kala Art & Wine, J. J. Brookings Gallery San Francisco, CA 1995
East Bay Women Artists, Royal Ground Gallery, Oakland, CA 1995
Art Concepts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 1994
Zantman Maiden Lane Galleries, San Francisco, CA 1994
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