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This piece came about by participating in a group show, Collaboration. The show paired local artists with local writers, whose memoirs we were to interpret visually. This piece was based on 'Alfred', an essay about the author's relationship with a cockroach.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

This is part of a series of indigenous birds in southeast Virginia. The symbolism of the raven is complex. The Talking Raven as in this drawing, is said to represent prophecy and insight.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

My inspiration was the beauty of the sunflower fields in Provence. The French so artfully place an object in a field of beauty so that artists like me will be inspired. I treated this piece with cold wax to make the piece stand out without glass and to protect the print from the environment.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Everything seems so tense these days. There is so much stress, uncertainty, animosity, and a general fear of the future, the likes of which is a new experience in my life. It’s not just me though, everyone around me appears to be in the same situation. I am now seeking peace and calmness wherever I can find it, in hopes of offsetting all the negativity and worry about where we are all headed. I find that I can still find peace in nature, in beautiful undisturbed landscapes, and in the philosophy of acceptance, for those things that you cannot change in your life. When I sit calmly to paint these scenes it fosters serenity. My hope is that those who view the paintings obtain a sense of tranquility too.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

This young woman had thick blue-black hair and a deep rich red sweater. The light source was way off to the side and created a beautiful pattern of light and shadow shapes across her face. The challenge was to indicate all the drama while still maintaining balance with the soft and gentle.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Field-test: to test something by using it in the actual conditions it was designed for Field Test is comprised of four small oil paintings: Yellow House, Checkerboard, Flowers, and Circus Tent. Each panel was painted as a standalone artwork that could also be viewed together as a quadriptych. After being isolated during the 2020 pandemic, socializing and exploring commonplace, frequently visited locations seemed like new experiences. The tasks, outings, and recreations that were once part of everyday life became not so normal anymore. I equated venturing out as some sort of field test of the new normal. Slowly we began to forget what that was like and life turned routine again. With this work, I hoped to capture the wonder, awe, and even hesitation with which we approach new experiences.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

Wildfires happen every year where I live in California. They are scary and even if they’re not too close by, the air gets polluted with ash and smoke. Panic was inspired by the ongoing wildfires the year this was made. Hand embroidery gives me options that other mediums do not. Sewing and growing an image, stitch by stitch, adds to its narrative. The long process of stitching an encroaching fire, roiling water, or a flooded landscape raises the drama. The process of hand embroidery is engrossing and exciting. Including the weave and textures of the background textile into the piece adds to the possibilities. The potential of this medium draws me into my studio every day.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

As an artist, I work with paint, canvas, cloth, clay, wood, and found objects to create pieces that make the materials part of the subject matter. Whether abstract or figurative, my work will often integrate tactility into its design, but it is not the product of a conscious or intellectual plan; I believe I work within an intuitive context, as though the imagery springs directly from the unconscious in the manner of automatic writing. I feel deeply the mystery of things. As Martin Heidegger said, the fundamental question is Why are there Things? I feel that the things I create, like Baudelaire’s forest of symbols, look at me with comprehending eyes.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

“Illumine” is part of a body of work (“Remembered Land”) which is inspired by my distant memories of the beautiful English countryside of my childhood - the numinous mood and atmosphere that I sensed as a child, the feeling of transcendental harmony with the natural world, and the eternal lacuna between memory and myth. “Illumine” goes beyond what we see with the naked eye, embracing the philosophy of tonalist pictorialism. Elements of emotionalism and romanticism emphasize expression, mood, and mystery through the use of color, light, shadow, soft focus, and atmospheric perspective. As an Atelier trained, multi-disciplinary artist who practices both hand-made chemical photography and the classical painting techniques of the old masters, my work goes beyond literal representation, embracing painterly darkroom techniques and pallets to deeply express nostalgic feelings about my homeland and its larger-than-life amber presence in my mind.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.  

I love ponds, lakes, ocean and everything involved with water above and below the surface. I am painting a series which is inspired by the fishes' view. Pond Lily Buds is one of them. I paint using as reference from my own photographs, my imagination and images gleaned from elsewhere.   Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between artist and buyer after the purchase.