30×40 Acrylic and Ink on Paper

Running to Myself is a part of my new series called Neshemah “speaking from the soul.”

With this painting, I want you to feel your strength, the power of you running to yourself and all that you are, all that you hold. Your possibilities, your essence. The sprays of black ink symbolize freedom, the freedom to just be however you want to be.

One of my favorite mark-making tools is a bundle of evergreen needles dipped in black India Ink. I let my hand dance over the painting, making marks where my heart leads.

Painted on heavy paper. Ready for framing or simply hang with magnets (I can recommend some for you—it’s an easy, cost-effective and elegant way to hang paintings on paper.)

11×14 Acrylic and Ink on Paper. Matted and Framed.

I Love a Storm is a part of my new series called Neshemah “speaking from the soul.”

This atmospheric painting has a softness I love, like tucking yourself into a favorite reading chair with a cup of English Breakfast tea and a splash of milk, while safely watching a storm unfold. What does that dark line in the upper right say to you?

Matted and framed in natural wood. Ready to hang in a favorite space.

Acrylic on Canvas ready to hang.
24×24

At the end of February I was lucky enough to have an artist residency. A place all my own to paint to my heart’s delight. As the days got longer and just a bit warmer, my thoughts went to spring.

Along with its sister painting, Peeking into a Spring Garden, Wondering What Spring Will Hold was one of the last paintings I made. The window-like quality is made up of mono prints with bits of nature I found on my walks through the neighborhood and park.

For this painting, I chose a soft, butter yellow background and printed using ranges of purple. Like its sister painting, the flower image was inspired by a sweet book of Japanese floral watercolors and inks. I admire Japanese art for its simplicity of lines.

I wanted this painting to be fresh, meditative and imperfect—that’s why the mono prints aren’t perfectly aligned. Nature is imperfect, our lives are imperfect, and so I enjoy the imperfect spacing between the images.

It’s ready to hang in a beloved space. Its 1” white edges keep it crisp, and no need to frame, although, of course you can!

Acrylic, Pastel and Ink on Cradled Wood Panel

11×14

$250

Whether you are a jazz lover or just a lover of music, this painting with its looseness of shapes and lines captures that feeling of lightness; where nothing but this joyful moment matters. By bringing in the colors of a summer’s day, it makes me feel as if I’m spinning around in my backyard, taking in the garden under a warm, healing sun.

I painted this directly on wood. and it’s wired and ready to hang in your favorite room. No need for framing! The natural wood edges are 1” thick for a clean finish.

Acrylic and Ink on Cradled Wood Panel

16×12

$325

Who doesn’t love the freedom, silliness and just plain fun of letting loose and dancing in your PJs? This painting with its looseness of shapes and lines captures that feeling of lightness; where nothing but this joyful moment matters.

I painted this directly on wood. and it’s wired and ready to hang in your favorite room. No need for framing! The white edges are 1” thick for a clean finish.

Acrylic on Canvas ready to hang.
36×72

Sometimes You Get What You Need began with the spring colors of pinks and greens that I wanted to plant in my window boxes. As I began painting, I was listening to the Rolling Stones' Sometimes You Get What You Want, and this painting became about my mother and me. It's layered (metaphorically and literally) with loose black ink marks on the base layer followed by layers of paint, ink and collage. 

You can't paint about your mother and not feel emotion, so this painting has lots of that. Some pain and mostly joy.

Acrylic on Canvas ready to hang.
30×40

At the end of February I was lucky enough to have an artist residency. A place all my own to paint to my heart’s delight. As the days got longer and just a bit warmer, my thoughts went to spring.

Aspiring began with a free-style application of paint from a squeeze bottle and from there I used black india ink to create large, loose marks with pine needles. Then, I created a large red mark that I answered with green. From there, I used a palette knife to apply a buttery yellow and then started my dance until I felt it was complete.

These three large pieces that I made in the residency have a fresh energy to them and quite a bit of white space, which I think helps the viewer to imagine themselves into the space. A space to aspire to dream, to hope, to live our best lives.

Acrylic on Canvas ready to hang.
30×40

At the end of February I was lucky enough to have an artist residency. A place all my own to paint to my heart’s delight. As the days got longer and just a bit warmer, my thoughts went to spring.

Awakening began with a free-style application of paint from a squeeze bottle and from there I focused on greens and blues. To me it feels like a dance and I’m sure I was dancing and singing as I created it. An awakening in our hearts and souls as spring takes hold.