November 4 – December 8, 2024
National Arts Club, Grand Gallery
15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY
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SoldPhotography Protection #3 12 x 11.5 x 1.75 in. Photography by nature allows alteration and transformation of scenes or events into personal alternate realities. I combine traditional techniques with contemporary ones. This enables me to record and then reinterpret the world around me. I work on an intuitive level without a predetermined image in mind. The serendipity of working in different mediums is what keeps me excited about experimenting with different photographic processes. This body of work addresses my fascination and love of lush gardens and landscapes. My choice of technique reflects my intention to evoke a feeling of romance while addressing the fragility of nature. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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SoldPainting Birds of the Air 13 x 19 x 2 in. "Birds of the Air" captures a poignant moment in life's journey, illustrating the tension between faith and worry that many women experience. This piece explores the universal struggle of trusting in life's process despite visible challenges. The contrast between the woman's worried expression and the whimsical "Birds of the Air" tote symbolizes the internal conflict between anxiety and faith. The color palette, featuring Branham's signature pink alongside emotive reds and calming blues, enhances the emotional depth of the piece. "Birds of the Air" invites viewers to reflect on their own journey of faith, self-trust, and the courage to move forward despite life's uncertainties. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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SoldMixed Media Red Skirt 12 x 18 x 1 in. Movement, ecstasy, yearning-all are revealed in the dance! Fascinated, I find the dancer-art leading me to look at my creativity with new eyes. As a photographer, I start each piece with a camera, portraying an impressionist view of the dance. In this piece, I noticed details of her hand and her flaring skirt. I print and embed the image in encaustic wax, then listen to it tell its tale. As I spend time with it, I add encaustic wax to build layers, also using other media. This tactile approach connects me deeply to the work. This body of work has challenged me to grow as an artist and human. I feel myself asked to look into my very soul to rediscover the multiple facets of my own humanity. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Wheeling's Sandscrest Mansion, Rear Elevation 20 x 20 x 1.5 in. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Summer Lovers 15 x 19 x 1 in. “Creating art is a vehicle through which I can more easily communicate my impressions of the world. I enjoy using line, color and a dynamic design to tell my visual story. As I begin the creative process, the medium of pastel provides an immediate and colorful way to make painterly decisions and choices.” Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Succulents at Groundswell 12 x 12 x 1 in. "Succulents at Groundswell" was created en plein air at Groundswell Bakery & Cafe in Tiverton, Rhode Island. I am inspired by the café’s curated gardens and displays. I worked on site for a couple of mornings, studying the plants’ repetitive shapes and colors while enjoying the buzz of bees and people talking around me. I like to draw more than paint, so I make paintings by drawing, using acrylic paint markers. Some of the shadows are heightened using an ink wash. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Madame Issac Pereire 14 x 11 x .001 in. Moving on in life I became steadily aware of the fact that my relationship with dreams and aspirations had become disconnected, survival became the guiding star. Stepping back and embracing larger constellations, realizing that all lives have an end date, it was time to make the most of what time I do have left, which is to nurture my original impulses and challenges while at the same time creating meaningful connections between how I feel and ways to express it. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Ambiguous Unseen 12 x 12 x 1.5 in. My recent paintings address buoyancy, levity, themes of duality and continuity, energy, fragility, microcosm versus macrocosm, and more. Indicative, expressive and meaningful qualities develop through the instinctive arrangement of colors and geometric elements. I am inspired by ideas from Suprematism, Constructivism, Dada, Synthetic Cubism, Conceptualism, Emblematic Surrealism, and American quilts. All thematic and visual exploration I do includes significant attention to color. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media Spring Peeks through the City 8 x 8 in. Reminiscent of the spring woods, this beautiful chartreuse green shows how, as the dark winter begins to recede, spring breaks through in brilliant color. The blues of the sky and birdlike mark add to the illusion. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Works on Paper Life Force 22 x 29 x 1 in. My work from my teens to now is represented in transparent watercolor of nature or history. Living in California for 20 years, I took workshops in acrylic, collage, and monotype print making. From those experiences, my landscapes, abstracts, or non-representational paintings develop from how I view nature’s moods and organic forms. The current world events from COVID, changes in our climate, and challenges in our society inspired me to compose this piece, “Life Force”. The elements we possess are our best resources. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Northern Song Dynasty Chinese Empresses 108 x 70 in. For the Fall 2024 New Member exhibit, I have selected a painting from my Chinese Empresses collection that features empresses from the Northern Song Dynasty. This piece is primarily painted in black and white, marking a creative shift for me and this collection. While I have always favored rich, vibrant colors in my work, my daughter, Fei Wu, encouraged me to explore a more minimal color palette to express my admiration and gratitude for these empresses. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting View of the Pond Through the Reeds 20 x 16 x 1 in. I was on a plein air painting trip to the Brandywine area, and was inspired by the landscape of a beautiful Delaware park, which had a river running through it, and ponds with native grasses and flowers. It was a hot, humid summer day, but the vibrant green of the grasses and reeds beside the water were worth studying. There always seems to be joy in the way wild vegetation grows next to water. I wanted to communicate that sensation. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Above the Skyline 60 x 48 x 1.5 in. My paintings are very textural. The smoothness, roughness and softness of the paint on the canvas reveal the feelings of calm, energy and resiliency. My paintings hold hundreds of lines, angles and shapes. Texture is created with the palette knife and is either quickly or slowly pushed across the surface. Paint applied in a slow billowy swirl or hard structural edges depict life’s ups and downs. My work shows a love of design and representational art. The past has come and gone and the future is something to dream away this moment to be revealed in my art. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media Trichaptum Fungi (Trichaptum abietinum) 40 x 30 in. My work reflects my close observation of nature. I attempt to capture its endless fluctuations: shifting light, variegated colors, constant movement, evolving forms, evidence of resident fauna. Working abstractly, yet botanically accurately, I surprise viewers with unusual views revealing the complex design inherent in often unnoticed life. By sharing the beauty of humble local ecosystems, I hope to induce viewers to look deeply. I am exquisitely aware that, though nature is our collective home, human activity has caused irreparable losses of habitat, resource, and species. My work, thus, aims to respond to ecologists’ call for native ecosystem rediscovery and restoration. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting She, Bright as Yellow 16 x 16 x 2 in. 'She, Bright as Yellow' moved me to paint. From corsets, panty hose, Skims and Spanx we are so often asked to constrict, to make smaller. Working from my series of underwater works titled ‘Coming Up For Air”, the painting included in this submission reflect on the notion of breath; fighting for and finding the space to breathe in. My work is a joyful reclamation. Through provocation, humor, and strength, I examine equality and personal truths through a contemporary figurative lens. I explore the complex ways we all navigate in the spaces that surround us, and how I hope my work emboldens women to take up space. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Will You Catch Me? 16 x 16 x 2 in. This piece- Will You Catch Me? - was part of a body of work inspired by 'play'- in the way that many artists, such as myself, utilize playfulness to get into the process of art making. With this piece, my process started with mark making, collage. painting, removing, drawing into, printmaking, until ideas began to emerge - a fantasy under and over water perhaps (?) since I am surrounded by quarries and ocean. Eventually a theme around risk-taking (with or without a net) began to surface. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting The Forest Glows at Night 42 x 42 in. I live on the shoreline in eastern Connecticut where there is a bounty of inspiration. I began years ago as a landscape painter. Over time I transitioned into abstraction. I still consider myself a landscape painter but focusing more the abstract components of nature. My work explores patterns using aerial views of landscapes, i.e. coastlines, marshes, forests and rivers. I use symmetrical, asymmetrical, and organic shapes that I see around me. I am influenced by indigenous peoples, Japanese wood block prints and the work of Gustav Klimt. I don't sketch my ideas first but paint directly onto the canvas and create as I go along, Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media The Impressure of Nothingness into Something 19 x 15 x 2 in. “The Impressure of Nothingness into Something” is #6 of a series of 12 Vestal Plates. It. is about love and the creative force: where we feel the physical convergence of the universe in our hearts which then moves us to make art, to be of service to our gifts, to express our spiritual nature. The stitching represents spine, ribs and alignment, the string of beads enhances the sacred womb, the copper leaf on breasts expresses vision and a wink gesture. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Works on Paper Farewell to the Goddess 16 x 16 in. I love the meditative nature of creating patterns and collages using drawing, carving, stamping and mixing media. Most of the imagery is pieced together from my sun-drenched memories of my adolescent years spent in India. This piece is about the celebration of the Goddess Durga. In Kolkata, every year in October, for 7 days, the city comes alive with hundreds of installation art pieces dedicated to the goddess depicting her in various creative ways. After seven days, the structures come down and the Durga idols are thrown into the river, symbolizing her return home, The city then goes back to its normal hustle and bustle. Months later the eroding idols can be found tossed aside. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Nyil 8 x 8 x 1/8 I am a self-taught artist, focused primarily on portraits and figures in oil and acrylic. This painting is part of a series of portraits of friends and family, as well as people I encounter in everyday life. Nyil is a young man I met in Pittsburgh, who graciously permitted me to take his photograph so that I could paint his portrait. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Fiber Arts NUBIGI ,000,097. 9 x 14 in. All of the tiltles of art work include the term "NUBIGi" and a number. Numbers just state the order of art work. NUBIGi means sewing in Korean. For me, sewing means passing through time. The needle pierces the fabric, and the thread connects the holes with the holes, drawing lines and planes from the points. Only expresses the sewing itself, shows that time is still in it. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Works on Paper Colonial Park 15 x 11 in. I like to work outside, and many of my landscapes start as a plain air painting. Sometimes, I will refine and finalize my paintings in the studio. This work was started outdoors. I was attracted to the way the light reflected on the building in this scene.. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media Painting American Art Spirit 20 x 16 x 2 in. The American Art Spirit is an oil painting of a male dancer in jeans leaping gracefully across the Hudson River. Painted en plein air on the shores of Rhinebeck, NY, I captured the movement of the water as it flows both ways late in the day. My model and intern, Guy, embodies the human beauty that fascinates me—the muscles, nerves, bones—the whole human package. For me, contemplating nature and the body is a sacrament. Inspired by NAC founder Robert Henri, I aim to express the American spirit through this painting. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Yellow Door 20 x 16 in. Vibrant Colors and Rich textures are a signature of my works. My paintings are always a process. I work intuitively as the image evolves. Varied layers of glazing give lushness and depth, while the addition of mediums helps to create the textures that emerge in the final image. I work pushing and pulling shapes, surfaces, and colors, until I am excited with the uniqueness of each piece. Yellow Door was inspired by the many homes we passed on the waterway while my husband, cocker spaniel and I cruised the great American Loop through the Eastern United States and Canada. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Tidal 40 x 40 in. The artwork *Tidal* draws its inspiration from the natural beauty of New England's seacoast, particularly the captivating interplay of land, water, and sky. As a colorist, I interpret this environment through bold, expressive use of color, conveying not just what I see, but the emotional resonance these landscapes evoke. The fluidity of the acrylic, oil pastel, and watercolor on unprimed canvas allows for spontaneous movement and layering, capturing the ebb and flow of tidal rhythms. This piece blends abstraction with the organic forms of the seacoast, reflecting my deep connection to the region and its ever-changing nature. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Sculpture Grasping for Air 18 x 24 x 2 in. I am attracted to both the flow of fabric and the elements of construction that transform an unstructured surface into a sculptured form that fits a human body. Seams, edgings, buttons, zippers and all the other ways that cloth becomes clothing find their way into my current body of work. Like an abstract painting, my work emerges from a process of deconstructing and then reassembling the fractured elements from my collection of discarded clothing. I hand stitch the garment fragments into a low relief sculpture, then solidify the surface by applying multiple layers of canvas priming gesso. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media Siren Song I 20 x 11 x 2 in. "Siren Song" is a mixed media painting that dives into the ocean's contrasting nature. The textural richness of the impasto technique reflects the power and movement of the ocean, while the abstraction evokes the mystery and allure that has captivated humanity for centuries. The painting hints at the ocean's violence and tranquility. The title, "Siren Song," reflects the ocean's seductive danger, luring viewers in with its beauty just as the mythical sirens did. The impasto technique itself, with its thick application of paint, draws the viewer in, inviting them to explore the textural depths of the artwork, much like the ocean beckons us to delve deeper. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Healthy Skeptic 18 x 18 x 1 in. When I start a new portrait, I work to establish a faithful depiction of my subject first, through careful sketching and underpainting, paying close attention to the underlying bone structure, musculature and proportion. Then, with my choices of color, texture, brushwork, and some intuition, I try to go beyond, to capture a sense of the subject’s inner self as well. A finished painting conveys a likeness, but hopefully also a presence; when you look at it, you might feel it is looking back at you. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Tangled Up in Blue 20 x 20 x 1.5 in. I have a deep connection to the natural world that I see through the eyes of an artist. My paintings capture a moment or memory of wonder, joy, and beauty, something special that caught my eye. Paintings are inspired by the diverse colors of light, atmosphere, and nature in the coastal landscape where I live. I look for what is unique to convey a sense of place. Although often evoked by a fleeting moment, I translate in paint to transcend time. Brushstrokes over glimpses of color intentionally reveal some of the painting process. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Photography Mom 20 x 24 in. My portrait series, Soul Portraits, is an exploration of personal discovery and creative expression. I invite people to come to our session with an idea, experience or question they wish to explore and together we collaborate to portray their story photographically. The portraits can be representational, symbolic or metaphorical in nature, and can be a single image or series. This image is from a body of work in which my mom reveals her profound struggles with aging and her love/hate relationship with life itself. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media Divine Dive Into Consciousness 11.75 x 11.75 in. This piece captures the delicate balance between strength and vulnerability. The figure, falling back into tall grass, embodies the beauty found within us all, inviting a sense of connection to the world around us. His outward-reaching hand encourages us to embrace our authentic selves, while the grass symbolizes the grounding presence of nature. Surrounding him, the grass represents not only our connection to nature but also how nature reaches out to us, inviting us to find solace and refuge. This work explores the fragile strength inherent in self-acceptance, reminding us that true brilliance lies in celebrating our shared humanity and our intrinsic bond with the natural world. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting Still Life with a Chocolate Bar 16 x 20 x 1 in. My goal for some years now have been to work with only two or three colors and their variations in a painting in order to achieve the full sound of these colors. This is a relatively new task for me, it’s captivating to work on it. In Still Life with a Chocolate Bar the contrast main colors : black, silver, orange - red , the combination of empty shiny silvery and black vessels on an orange and brick - red background are supposed to evoke certain associations and mood. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Morning Stretch 18 x 12 x in. I’m in love with the line. The language of line, delivered with a crashing landing on a page or the gentlest calligraphic curve, or a collection of marks, exudes a power and a sense of storytelling that is beautiful to me. It transcends the verbal communication. Drawing the human figure in line, connects me to my models and the stories that they tell through their poses. It is a collaboration- the model, the artist, the line. Line educates me, supports me, and excites me. It is the vehicle that tells my stories. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting 12 x 12 x 1.5 in. One never knows for sure where one is going or if one has even arrived! The creative process is elusive and fascinating. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting 32 x 25 in. Usually, one idea follows another. I have several themes that I go between, but I find, each seems to dovetail into the other to eventually build a cohesive collection. This is not planned, and I speak retrospectively. Also, the palette seems to be consistent. Maybe this is true as a result of years of work. Nonetheless, there seems to be so much more to do and so many ideas not yet realized. I suppose it's never ending. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media Painting 36 x 24 x 1 in. Explanation for Secrets among Blossoms- Life is a canvas splashed with unexpected twists. Those who master the art of embracing uncertainty and forging ahead are the ones who truly survive. Each heart is a wondrous chest, overflowing with secrets. The outward beauty may enchant the eye, yet beneath the surface lie veiled wounds and hidden mysteries. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media Painting 16 x 16 x 1 in. Figures and vessels have similarities and intuitively tend to appear abstractly and subtly in sketches and paintings. The basis of "Then There Were Five" is a mix of intuitive movement countered with the mindful placement of marks and shapes. My daily habit of drawing creates a starting point, which lends to primarily drawing with paint using a neutral and serene palette. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Sculpture 16 x 18 in. I call my recent series of wall relief sculptures “Vagina Masks.” I wrap, tie, and bind recycled materials and everyday objects found in my home (such as wire hangers, plastic trash bags, yarn, paper clips, etc.) to create this body of work. This series explore themes of sexual abuse, body dysmorphia, societal pressure to be perfect and forever young, and changes that occur in our minds and bodies as we age. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Works on Paper 20 x 16 x .50 in. My art is inspired by the 19th-century Fontainebleau painters and their up-close sous-bois perspective. I focus on the intricate details of natural textures, colors, and diverse life in the undergrowth of Florida's native trees. My contemporary up-close viewpoint is rooted in exploring light and shadow within monotype prints, plaster sculptures, and paintings. Layers of additive and reductive color are carved with mark-making tools to create textures that vibrate between contemporary, impressionism, and abstractionism, forming an interdependent relationship with the past and present. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting 20 x 16 x 1.5 in. Sleeping in the guestroom after a disagreement with my husband, I woke to this amazing light. What had been bitter became delicious. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Digital Photograph 13 x 20 in. As I walked in the fog, this lonely and worn building emerged from the misty greenery. I took out my camera and telephoto lens and captured the solitude of this shed. I wondered about its history and the stories it could tell. The architecture, though simple, had a charm and elegance in its design. The builder had a sense of detail, proportion and functionality. The structure was modest but orderly, with a clear path leading to the door. Would you like to enter? Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Mixed Media Painting 20 x 20 x 1.5 in. This painting is part of the "Universal Us" series based on the notion that science and reason reveal that we are truly one with the universe. All physical things derive from the same elemental building blocks, making us ... all the same. This series depicts diverse beings (some from the imagination), traveling through time, space or our minds and joining together in harmony. In this painting, a Gong Fu figure formed by genetic coding, a tree like plant, and a landscape from another world, are separately and jointly ruled over by a symbolic law of gravity. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Works on Paper 36 x 36 in. This piece, Windblown, is part of a series called Transitions. When I started this series I was touched by the lament of “women of a certain age”, feeling that they were invisible, overlooked, and insignificant. This series is my attempt to visually capture this time in a woman’s life as an ending as well as a new beginning as the sunflower emits its seeds and begins again. The subject of this work is an aged, dried sunflower. I used Chinese ink to explore the transient nature of life and the strength of that transience. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Painting 14 x 11 in. This piece was inspired by a visit to the American College of Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina.. Michaelangelo himself would have been right at home in the sculpture studio of this academy, I think what appealed to me about this piece, aside from its classical grace, was its status as a work in process, a timeless moment on the way to becoming a finished statue. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
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Works on Paper 24 x 18 in. Since the pandemic, I have been incorporating masks and braille in monotypes to explore how we hide or reveal ourselves. This series, “Who Sees?”, explores the use of veils, masks, head coverings, face coverings in different cultures. How do we perceive women when they are veiled or masked? Are they disempowered or empowered? Do the masks/veils offer freedom or protection or bondage? The images that I create are multilayered, pushing us to delve deeper into this subject. “Who Sees” simultaneously draws you in and pushes you away. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.
