The main concern in my paintings is to go beyond what I already know. I do not have any preconceived ideas as to how a painting will eventually be resolved. My painting process is immediate.

Surface is very important in my work because it creates depth. It allows me to introduce broken down components that show a relationship to each other. Sometimes I use a grid to bring order but I always allow the unexpected to occur. I also use paper and printed relief forms to create fragments that bring a complexity to the work. These forms are made of wood or rubber and are cut into shapes. I then carve these forms and create images within them. Paint is used for contrast. The goal is that these components exist in harmony on the canvas.

My painting is influenced by Jasper Johns and Eva Hesse. Johns, because of the incorporation of objects, and knowing what one sees to be true. Hesse, because of her fascination with material and process.

A painting in progress can change quickly and radically or it call be a slow process. I am intrigued with organic shapes and forms and am challenged to explore and interpret them through my art. I develop and foster an energy between the surface of the canvas and myself while seeking to bring harmony and order to the chaos of the fragmented forms.

Education

  • Brentwood Art Center, Los Angeles, CA 1991 — 1998

  • Art Studio, Santa Monica, CA 1998 — 1999

  • Murray State University, Paducah, KY 1966 — 1968

Awards

      

  • Award, Women Painters West Winter Exhibition 2015

  • Alice Leonard Award, Women Painters West 2000

  • Award, Women Painters West 2001

  • Blessing Semler Award, Women Painters West 2001

  • Imagination Award, Women Painters West 2001

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions
Recent Works, Gallery 1651, Pacific Palisades, CA 1997

Selected Group Exhibitions
Art Walk, Don O’Melvany Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2003
Art Detour 15, New Urban Art, Phoenix, AZ 2003
Sotto Voce, New Urban Art, Phoenix, AZ 2002
An Affair With Color, Viva Gallery, Northridge, CA 2002
After The First Eighty Years, Orlando Gallery, Tarzana, CA 2001
Artist For Hope, Kraft Art Studios and City of Hope, Mar Vista, CA 2001
Torrance Cultural Center, Torrance, CA 2001
Deviled Eggs & Angle Food Cake, Galley 825, Los Angeles, CA 2001
Paint, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA 2000

Missing Link / Found Treasure, Missing Link Galllery, 2000 Sherman Oaks, CA
Hung Up On The 21st Century, Viva Gallery, Northridge, CA 2000
Smaller Image Show, Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA 2000
Square One, Finegood Art Gallery, West Hills, CA 2000
Selected Works, Lancaster Museum Art Gallery, Lancaster, CA 1999
Salon Du Petit, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA 1999
Abstractions, Gallery Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 1998
Comment And Celebration, California State University, 1998 Fullerton, CA
3 Women; 3 Views, Gallery Milano, Los Angeles, CA 1997
New Dimensions, Brentwood Art Center, Los Angeles, CA 1997

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