Not a Gender Reveal
I had an abundance of flat blue paint. Normally I use semi-gloss on flat to give contrast but like much of 2020, I felt flat. I thought … Read more
Influence: COVID19
Cotton Candy For Two
Wanted to create a pair using same colors of semi-glosses, eggshell, flat and paint pigment. When they were done, they reminded me of cotton candy. No summer … Read more
Cascade
It felt as if life was slipping through my fingers during the pandemic. This piece reflects my struggles with darkness, always trying to find the light.
Up Down Right Left
Initially created as part of sister-paintings but I disliked one so much, I painted over. This is intrigues me because I can’t settle how it should be … Read more
Tar on Concrete
Used plaster in eggshell paint to create a “concrete” base and used squirt bottles to project across the canvas like a pavement filler.
Roll and Sweep
Another darker piece, struggling with covid. Wanting to feel brightness and hope but so much darkness to get through first.
Bells Won’t Be Ringing
Tough holiday season with the pandemic and being alone. I tapped the canvas with a rubber mallet to express anger but decided to wrap the “present” with … Read more
Covid Splatter
My garden is full of pinks in June – roses and peonies. As much as I tried to use them for inspiration, the heaviness of isolation coupled … Read more
Out of Control
Thick drying paint, tilted canvas, and letting the weight of the paint create patterns, being careful to not let too much go over the edge before I … Read more
Purple Pandemonium
Trying not to let the art get too dark – this time has been a process of reflection for myself and as icky as it is, it … Read more
It’s the End of World as We Know It
Used an old paint for the base, applied acrylic, paint pigment, paint flecks and titled the canvas after each application, trying to not overblend or let too … Read more