artist Bio
I think of the world as a stage, like the painter Max Beckman. My painting attempts to capture a moment in time alone and together with family and friends and animaIs in pleasure, pain, hardship, chaos, war, plague, and mental illness. Environmental and social catastrophe are everywhere.
My paintings are done in the context of family life and in a country setting. The idea for a painting is often born out of the memory of a moment with my family that has become precious. I paint what I would like to see as well as my worst fears. I search for moments of deep connection as well as casual random moments. I have been working on a series on women and children caught in environmental chaos.
Color and movement are central to my narratives. I like bold and at times random color. My mark-making is both abstract and representational, spontaneous and painstaking, intended to be rude, bold and scary at times. I am interested in the passage of time, emotion and the landscapes around me. I imagine wild animals like swans, deer and coyotes as my friends.