About the
Artist

The southeastern U.S. landscape and its people have influenced my perspective in art making.

My art practice is a reflection of how I view the world, past, present and future.

My work is not representational, but an abstraction; it evokes the scene of the subject and the feel of the moment. Concentrating on the desire for the viewer to see blocks of color, shadows and textures in our world, I create a moment in time to pause and reflect.

The medium of collage allows me to create an alternate reality through my lens. A perceived reality that has both emotion and substance.

Memories and materials, past and present, influence design decision making. I’m fascinated with cut paper, rice paper and other collage materials I find along my way.

Working with a planned color palette, theme and collage elements, I use shape, texture and color to interrupt and pivot a piece in an unexpected direction.

Forms are used in modified colors that are opaque or translucent; rice papers, painted papers and found objects are used along with a variety of textures that are painted or printed in acrylic, oil sticks or watercolors and are presented in overlapped layers and repeated patterns.

The textural element of my work requires close up and personal viewing. Line use is drawn in wet or dry charcoal, water color sticks and oil paint sticks. My works are produced on canvas or cradle board and finished with acrylic mediums and varnishes, oil varnish and cold wax layers.