Summer Small Works 2026

Like Fogged Glass acrylic on artist board 9 x 11 This piece was inspired by the heavy weather generated by Lake Superior. Though it is a beautiful body of water, it is also incredibly dangerous, creating its own weather systems due to its size, depth and cold temperature. The weather is unpredictable and can change drastically in minutes. Fog is common (as shown in this painting) and the waves are very close together which relentlessly pound shorelines, along with shipping traffic, recreational boaters and surfers. Spending time on the water, or on its beautiful islands and shorelines, requires a strong sense of respect. It's a place that can inspire awe and trepidation. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Turn Under Here collage 15 x 15 I attended a workshop in Portofino, Italy led by Nicholas Wilton. I spent the week creating small collages using acrylic paint, a wide variety of paper and images. My focus was on experimenting freely with size, shapes, color, design, movement, and emotion using my intuition to create a work that resonated and shallenged my audience. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

What Would Dorothy Do? acrylic, ink, thread, hand printed and painted paper, oil, wax medium 13 x 13 This piece began with painted shapes, collage, mark making, layer upon layer until the house images began to take shape. having just returned from a trip to Nashville, TN, I had seen many T-shirts and other souvenir items with the phrase: 'What would Dolly do?' when looking at my work as it neared completion, it reminded me of the house tossed in the tornado in the Wizard of Oz... So... Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Holding the Line soft pastel on sanded paper 10 x 10 Please use the description I used for the other work for the new pieces..OR for Tipping The Scales: The main purpose of all of my work is to blend the abstract with the recognizable by simplifying shapes and the using color that doesn’t necessarily represent the subject. Holding The Line uses minimal detail to represent a single tree holding onto it's place in the world. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Legend of Golden Woman oil on canvas 11 x 14 Two hundred years ago, a legendary "gold-boiling city" known as Mangazeya existed in Siberia. Historical accounts mention a massive golden monument standing at the very heart of this city. The monument took the form of a female figure. Many indigenous peoples of northern Siberia lived under a matriarchal social structure and held a deep belief in nature spirits. It is possible that this "Golden Woman"—or *Golden Baba*—embodied the spirit of wealth and prosperity. As life in Siberia evolved and new trade routes emerged, the city began to decline. Eventually, Mangazeya vanished, and with it, the Golden Baba disappeared as well. While the era of matriarchy now survives primarily in memory, the legend of the Golden Baba lives on to this day. Many believe that the golden sculpture was hidden away somewhere, and they continue to search for it in the secluded depths of the Siberian taiga. Yet perhaps they are looking in the wrong place. It is possible that the Golden Baba is, in fact, a symbol of Woman—the very foundation upon which earthly life rests. She represents our grandmothers, mothers, and sisters—those who give life and protect it. I believe, a golden monument to Woman should be erected in every country; that would be truly fair. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Wading in the Sea Grass soft pastel on sanded paper 13 x 15 I live by the seaside and am inspired by the beauty of the landscape each and every day. Soft pastel enables me to spontaneously capture color and movement with vibrancy. Hopefully, my images evoke that in the viewer. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Lip Service in Blue oil paints, charcoal, paper, encaustics on wood 14 x 14 From the Delft Series: Born into a nomadic childhood, I moved every three years, each relocation driven by my mother’s appetite for new floor plans and color schemes. Though we never left Long Island, only shifting from one expressway exit to the next, each move reconfigured my sense of place. As a child, I accompanied my mother through model homes, where serious decorating conversations shaped how I learned to see. What once felt destabilizing became a way of organizing experience. My memories are color coded and archived by house number, interiors mapped alongside what unfolded outside their walls. Place, for me, is architectural and psychological. These paintings are anchored in the years we lived at 29 Weeks Street (Long Island Expressway, Exit 61), from 1959 to 1962, following our move from Queens to the suburbs. Inside, the house was governed by a strict blue and white palette: every room, every drape, every plate organized into solids and pattern, punctuated by green plants; reenforcing order, control and maternal authority. Outside the house, postwar prosperity and Cold War unease shaped daily life. The work forms a portrait of domestic aspiration, control, and place shaped through design. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Shrapnel glazed ceramic and glass on metal frame 15 x 11 x 6 The news media affects us all, mankind creates weapons to harm people. Shrapnel bursts in the air and lands randomly, scattered all over, often times hurting and maiming many people. I create Abstract art forms that transform objects into works of art, providing the viewer a space of contemplation amongst the pain and violence around us. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Geoff the Blue Jay fiber art 8 x 12 My work combines textile, stitching, and found materials to create layered assemblages that move between wall-based imagery and sculptural form. Through fabric collage, embroidery, patchwork construction, and soft sculpture, I build immersive environments and hand-crafted creatures that exist somewhere between observation, memory, and imagination. Nature serves as both inspiration and point of departure. Oceans, deserts, forests, birds, and animals appear throughout the work, not as direct representations, but as elements within imagined ecosystems shaped through texture, fragmentation, and narrative. I am drawn to the tactile language of fiber as fabric can suggest terrain, skin, history, and emotional presence simultaneously. Visible seams, frayed edges, and layered surfaces remain intentionally exposed throughout my process. These marks of construction function as evidence of transformation and repair, suggesting that both landscapes and living beings are formed through accumulation, adaptation, and change. The patchwork structures within the sculptural animals especially reflect an interest in resilience and identity assembled from fragments. My framed works often resemble windows into contained worlds, while the sculptures extend those worlds into physical space. Together, the pieces create an interconnected visual language where creature and environment inform one another. Ultimately, my work invites close looking and tactile awareness. Through layered materials and detailed construction, I aim to create spaces and forms that feel intimate, immersive, and open to personal interpretation. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Paperbark Play 1 and 2 - diptych silverpoint drawing 10 x 14 Western Australia, home to innumerable intriguing trees, has one that enchants me - the Paperbark tree. Its multiple layers of feather-light bark, that peel off in shaggy disorder, are marked by wonderful striations and patterns... a world unto themselves. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Garden Gossip oil on linen 14 x 11 This work was inspired by a beautiful rose bouquet that I set up in my studio. They all looked like a group of girlfriends or sisters chatting away in the garden. I could feel them communicating to each other and their combined fragrance was magical. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Summer Bouquet oil on canvas 13 x 13 These flowers from my daughter's friends were such a bright and happy memento from a perfect May morning that I wanted to paint them to memorialize a day of graduating and celebrating. The multi-colored bouquet makes me think of a living rainbow, or flower fireworks. I used a combination of brush and palette knife, to create a thick impasto for the central yellow focus flower, and to show the solidity of the jar holding the bouquet. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Airegin (music: Wes Montgomery, Airegin) oil pastel on paper 14 x 14 I created "Airegin" in response to/collaboration with the jazz standard of the same title, played by Wes Montgomery. The lively rhythms, textures and improvisational feel in the song inspired the active forms I used in the painting. The palette always begins with the colors I hear in the music, and I expand as needed to create a cohesive work. As an artist born with perfect pitch and synesthesia, my ability to 'hear' colors is a wellspring of inspiration. My abstract work explores various musical keys, tempi, rhythms, patterns and moods. As I investigate these varieties of musical palettes and textures, I work with a variety of media and techniques to best express the way I see-hear. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

The Tohickon Creek winsor and newton watercolor on arches 140 lb. 12 x 9 While hiking along this local creek, I was captivated by the lush green colors and the sparkle of the water. I knew I had to try to capture this enchanting scene. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Morning Light digital collage 14 x 11 In my work, I explore the relationship between memory, emotion, and sense of place through contemporary landscape photography. I capture the scenes of my immediate surroundings and translate them into soft, ethereal, dreamlike vistas. My images often feature trees, distant hills, pink skies, children, tactile atmosphere and the moon. They convey an existence that extends beyond the physical realm and takes the viewer into my own dream world. My work has often been described as incandescent in both definitions of the word: glowing with luminosity and full of emotion and passion. My hope is that my body of work brings a sense of wonder, curiosity, and nostalgia to my audience, while inviting an opportunity to pause and perhaps see the magic and emotional subtlety in the familiar. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Ripened Pomegranates oil on canvas 15 x 15 I was inspired by the lushness in color and intricacies of form within the pomegranates Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.