ATTENTION: Due to the size of this painting, Local Pick up only or contact gallery for shipping cost Acrylics, 48" x 48" BACKSTORY: We’ve all done it. Compared our lives to others’. This surreal allegory, about the weight of defining ourselves by others, started with my realization of the exhausting burden of judging the value of my work against the…
ATTENTION: Due to the size of this painting, Local Pick up only or contact gallery for shipping cost 33”x 50” Acrylic on Canvas BACKSTORY: The Aquarist's Apprentice is the result of befriending actual zoo aquarists and learning about just how smart octopuses are. Watch the documentary! The renovated, historic aquarium at The Toledo Zoo was the last project to which…
Acrylics 24"x 24" BACKSTORY: The post-Covid years have been a struggle for me to get all the way back out into the world the way I was before 2020. This one speaks to self-imposed confinement and the longing to break out of it. What freedoms do we deny ourselves, and are we setting our own limitations?
ATTENTION: Due to the size of this painting, Local Pick up only or contact gallery for shipping cost 48”x 48”, Acrylic on Canvas BACKSTORY: Koi from a solo stroll through the Honolulu Zoo's Childrens' area with a terrific koi exhibit. The kids pushing and shoving to bang on the glass did not deter just how gorgeous they were
Acrylics 10" x 20" BACKSTORY: Pivotal to us all being here-this piece reflects on the alchemy that happens when art enters the mind and leaves the viewer changed. Around 2000 I saw an inspiring exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art that made me believe that anyone at all can create profound and moving art. And therefore, I could…
ATTENTION: Due to the size of this painting, Local Pick up only or contact gallery for shipping cost 48”x 36”, Framed, Acrylic on Canvas BACKSTORY: Not Far from Reykjavik 3 The state of the planet weighs heavily on me, approaching a political swing in my painting directions that I've always tried to avoid. I find that seeking out the sheer…
ATTENTION: Due to the size of this painting, Local Pick up only or contact gallery for shipping cost 60”x 20” Acrylic on Canvas BACKSTORY: NZ, Go there NOW, is a compiled impression of both islands of New Zealand- phenomenal variety, dramatic landscapes and of course, the groups of lovelies gathered by a perfect sheep dog. What an impression she made on…
ATTENTION: Due to the size of this painting, Local Pick up only or contact gallery for shipping cost Acrylics, 48" x 48" BACKSTORY: You know that quiet, disorienting moment when you pause and wonder how you’ve drifted so far from where you thought you could be? This piece reflects the tension between the tools for direction being close to hand-sometimes…
Acrylics 20" x 20" BACKSTORY: We can’t tell if the donkey will or won’t cross the road, but we see it pause, considering its options. For a few years, I studied Stoicism, hoping to refine my thinking and response to the world. What I found was a deeper acceptance of my own humanity; messy, emotional, resilient. The donkey became a…
ATTENTION: Due to the size of this painting, Local Pick up only or contact gallery for shipping cost 48”x 38”, FRAMED, Graphite Drawing on paper BACKSTORY: Underwater 1 is the result of a class assignment. During my year long SCAD experiment, as a graduate student, my drawing peers and I asked our professor to provide a specific assignment, as opposed…
