Environmental concerns have always figured prominently in my life and my art.
I painted traditional botanical watercolors for 25 years, before morphing into the abstract.
My work is now a balance between pure abstraction and identifiable subject matter. The ambiguity of meaning allows the paintings to have multiple layers of interpretation. I am interested in capturing the essence of an idea and to place the viewer in a heightened state of awareness and understanding.
The natural world inspires me to give visual voice to the beauty, fragility and ephemeral nature of our planet.
Each series of paintings is an open-ended improvisation guided by passion.
I do not attempt to represent an accurate visual depiction of reality but instead I use shapes, colors, and gestural marks to deliver a message. My work is painted in layers- layers of meaning as well as layers of paint. Plants and animals have always been important to me, as early as I can remember. We must assume responsibility to ensure the survival of our planet.
