STATEMENT AND BIO
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BIO

I have  been painting since I was in middle school, ultimately attending Massachusetts College of Art and the Museum School in Boston for my early college education. I ultimately left my formal art studies – largely due to financial needs – to work in computer graphics and animation for business applications. I made my way towards a career in management consulting but continued to paint and have exhibits in the late 1980’s around my work schedule. After building a family, I resumed painting more intensively in 2010. I have exhibited in Annapolis and DC over the past number years in juried exhibits.

STATEMENT

My paintings and drawings are an exploration of the many versions of self - and others - through both figurative and abstract methods. The imagery throughout much of the work suggests disguised (and explicit) emotions, desire and contemplation.  I use a figurative lens to create a scaffold for working with contrast and color. I work in multiple mediums, including charcoal, oil and mixed media work and I often include collaged photographic textures and other diverse materials that add dimension and serendipity to the work. My recent work is grounded in an interest in darkness offset by light and glimmers of color.  I am fascinated with the use of realism contrasted with drawn/painted objects to evoke mystery, complexity and the dilemmas of being alive.