Through expressive color palettes and layered compositions, I explore themes of inner strength, transformation, and personal growth, often drawing inspiration from nature and my personal inner landscape. My approach is rooted in intuition, where I carefully select colors that mirror my current emotional state. Utilizing acrylics, charcoal, graphite, and inks, I often begin my work by inscribing words that I later veil with paint. Through the application of thick and thin paint, glazes, mark-making, and numerous layers, I explore the possibilities of different materials within the creative process. My artistic journey is driven by play and continual experimentation.
I've often said that my art is both a reflection of self-discovery and an exploration of design, color, and texture. Consequently, a single piece can undergo multiple transformations as I work through various layers and sessions. Each layer within my artwork represents a deeper layer of self-exploration.
Artist Statement
Exhibitions
Juried Group Exhibitions:
2024 Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT - Expanding Visions Juried Exhibition
2024 Essex Art Association, Essex, CT - Spring Juried Exhibition
2024 Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT - Four Acts - Purely Abstract Juried Exhibition
2024 Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT - The Crossing Annual Juried Show
2024 Connecticut Women Artists Association Members Juried Show - Artspace Hartford Gallery
2023 Madison Art Association, Madison, CT - 48th Annual Juried Exhibition
2023 Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich, CT - Flinn Gallery Summer Exhibit "Reviving Inner Rhythms”. Juror: Clare Davies, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
2023 Essex Art Association, Essex, CT - The Heat is On Summer Exhibition
2023 Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT - 3 paintings accepted in the Expanding Visions Exhibition
2023 Waterford Historical Society, Waterford, CT - Art in Waterford - Past, Present, Future Exhibition
2023 Essex Art Association, Essex, CT - Blue Skies Smiling at Me Exhibition
2023 Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT – 3 paintings accepted in The Crossing Exhibition
2022 Connecticut Women Artists Annual National Juried Exhibition
2022 Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT - True Blue Exhibition
2022 Essex Art Association, Essex, CT – Inner Visions Exhibition
2022 Madison Art Society, Madison, CT – MAS 47th Annual Jury Show
2022 Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT – 3 paintings accepted in Expanding Visions Exhibition
2022 Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT – 2 paintings accepted in Four Acts: Black and White Exhibition
2022 Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT – 2 paintings accepted in The Crossing Exhibition
2021 Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT – 3 paintings accepted in Expanding Visions Exhibition
2021 Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT - The Crossing Exhibition
2020 Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT - Yin-Yang Exhibition
Group Exhibitions:
2024 Essex Art Association, Essex, CT - Spring Open Show
2024 Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT - Members’ Exhibition
2023 Essex Art Association, Essex CT - Opposites Attract Open Show. Winner, Best of Show
2023 Essex Art Association, Essex, CT - By the Beautiful Sea Open Show
2021 Connecticut Academy of Fine Art+ Members Show
Affiliations:
Associate Member, Lyme Art Association 2020-2024
Elected Member, Essex Art Association 2020-2024
Member, Connecticut Women Artists 2021-2024
Member, Clinton Art Society 2023
Member, Greenwich Art Society 2022-2024