Artwork
Acrylics
A few years back, I was painting in a realistic style, mostly still lifes of fruits and vegetables. Although they are gorgeous and much appreciated, I got tired of the attempted replication and found Oil and Cold Wax. This pivoted me toward non-representational expression…something that I thought I’d never do but as you can see, things changed.
COLOR WHEEL OF PEPPERS
WHITE FLESH PEACHES
IMPROVISATION
REEF
EPISODIC MEMORIES
ITALIAN, JAPANESE AND TURKISH
LAYERED CANYONS
HAIR ON FIRE
NEST OF FOUR
(PRIVATE COLLECTION)
COLOR WHEEL OF PEPPERS
OPAL ESSENCE
CAMPING BY THE FALLS
TURBAN SQUASH
DESCENT
ZEPHYR
Pastels
I had never really painted beyond college requirements…my major was graphic design but I happily discovered pastels, while living in Europe and had a love affair with them for quite a while.
COPPER TEA KETTLE WITH LEMONS
SALSA
LANTERN WITH LEMONS
STILL LIFE WITH GLASS PEDESTAL BOWL
(PRIVATE COLLECTION)
ISAIAH 52:11
PITCHER WITH TOMATOES
COPPER TEA KETTLE WITH LEMONS
STILL LIFE WITH PEARS
(PRIVATE COLLECTION)
Oil & Cold Wax
Oil and Cold Wax found me and I knew instantly that this process was something that I wanted to pursue. The spontaneity and looseness that I found with this medium helped me to break free from the replication that I had gotten bored with. There is serendipity in this process and that unexpected outcome, lit me up! It has spilled into my Acrylic work and the Mixed Media that I am leaning into presently.
ECLIPSE
ECLIPSE
EMERGING THROUGH THE DARKNESS
HARVEST SUNSET
ALTITUDES
AQUARIUS
KILAUEA
PEAKING INTO INFINITY
COMES LOVE (PRIVATE COLLECTION)
LET FREEDOM RING
VIEW THROUGH A MOSS COVERED WINDOW
1000 YEARS OF PEACE
AURORA BOREALIS (SALE PENDING)
CAULDRON
Mixed Media
After experiencing my Oil and Cold Wax breakthrough, I found interesting ways to enhance the surfaces in both the Oil and Cold Wax and Acrylic work, using found materials that sparkle and shine, catching light and casting shadows in magical ways.
SOARING GOLDFINCH
OPTICKLE
GEOMETRIC FARMS
DRAGONFLIES
MAP OF AGARTHA
RAINING QUEEN
SOURCE (SOLD)
SUMMONING THE LIGHT
TRANSMISSION
WHILE ANGELS WATCH (SOLD)
IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
SPLASH TO FREEDOM
AEGEAN FANTASY
SURVIVAL
TUSCAN SOUL
VIEW FROM A BALCONY
THE APPROACH
WATERING THE GARDEN
PIXELATED HOPE
SUNLIT BALCONIES
ACROBAT CLOUD
PLASMA SHIELD
Insights
Statement
When I was first introduced to Oil & Cold Wax, I was immediately captivated! After years of “replicating” nature in a realistic style with Pastels and Acrylics, I had been striving for a more personal reflection of my experiences, inspirations and interpretations.
My “voice” has evolved with this medium. The interplay between colorful layers of set wax is, in my view, exciting, relevant, and soulful. They are blended, smeared, etched, and imprinted, in much the same way that we build on our experiences along life’s journey. The process welcomes experimentation, stimulates growth and delights with serendipity and the insight gained from the Oil and Cold Wax process has profoundly influenced my Acrylic and Mixed Media work.
It is my hope that you will find this metaphor for life insightful, as you visually witness foundations that support evolving surfaces. These surfaces record the journey, as they emerge in sweeping color, while the process exposes swirls, textures, marks, impressions, and patterns, in other words, its history…from deep within.