Here I Am
36" x 60"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
2024
Inspired by a reunion with my younger self, this is a visual representation of past versions of me as told through youthful energy and spring colors.
Wet Sand
60" x 36"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
2023
Still life of iridescent seashells on wet sand.
After the Apple
60" x 48"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
2024
An awakening of spirit as animated figures emerge from the earthly metal tones. The title refers to the moment Adam and Eve ate the apple and came alive.
Looking for Me?
30" x 30"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
Gold Wood Floating Frame
2024
Inspired by the self promoting expressionism of the late seventies New York art scene, it was originally intended to be a Warholian interpretation of Mick Jagger, which morphed into a captivating muse, emerging from a halo of radiant colors.
She Comes in Colors
60" x 48"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
2023
Inspired by an anniversary trip to Paris after spying an Elle Decor feature on home decorating, which included numerous radiant colored furnishings. The arrangement felt like an abstraction awaiting to appear.
Alacrity
60" x 60"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work; mica powder, resin
2022
A series of mistakes while creating this piece unveiled a luminous midnight world of portals and illusions.
Reflection
72" x 36"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work, 24k Gold, copper, and silver shavings. Amethyst stone nested in Resin
2022
Exercise in dramatic textures and colors designed to embolden the viewer. Versatile abstraction allows for multiple interpretations vertically and horizontally - from an Egyptian goddess to a Mediterranean sunset. Energetic palette knife movements dance across the canvas.
Conception
60" x 60"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work; Crushed Turquoise Fragments, 24K Gold & Copper Leaf embedded in resin.
2022
Inspired to create a multi-dimensional piece, using movement and shapes to direct the viewer.
Hydeing Place
30" x 30"
Gamblin Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
Champagne floating frame
2019
The In-Between
30" x 30"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
Champagne wood floating frame
2019
Golden Gate Blues
20" x 24"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
White wooden floating frame
2020
Painted live on Instagram while sheltering in place during COVID. "It felt like walking a tightrope while followers and friends watched the Golden Gate Bridge emerge."
Lemurian Rhapsody
36" x 60"
Oil on Canvas, Sennelier Oils with resin accents
2022
A take on what it feels like to open your eyes underwater, along with the bioluminescence of the sunken world of Lemuria.
Citricity
60" x 60"
Oil on Canvas with resin accents, Palette knife and brush work
2022
Painted as part of a three piece emotional expression with Alacrity and Conception, the luminous greens and yellows create an effervescent effect along with shapes that conjure a cityscape bathed in the dawn of a new day.
The Afterglow
48” x 60”
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
Silver Metal Floating Frame
2024
The Afterglow portrays the emotional experience of being human. The remnants of euphoria, represented by glowing, luminous colors, fade as the weight of human existence takes hold. The deep blues symbolize this heaviness, and the once angelic figures are transformed into human beings, grappling with the complexity of human emotions.
The Awakening
60" x 48"
Oil on Canvas, Palette knife and brush work
Bronze Metal Floating Frame
2024
Earthly tones and metallics vibrate to illuminate the human experience and reveal a path forward. Triangles are used to represent energy and symbolize the journey toward enlightenment.