About My Art
Inspired by nature, life, and movement, my artwork seeks to bring joy to the viewer. My mixed media art practice feeds my soul by allowing me to use paint, fabric, collage materials, and all kinds of things in the physical world rather than the digital one.
The common threads in my art whether painting, collage or other mediums are bold colors, high contrast, free lines, texture, and layered images.
I use both realistic painting and loose intuitive painting methods, creating abstract and "folk art" style pieces. My approach could be described as “more” –using more tools, more techniques, and more visual components to bring depth to the pieces. Repetition is used to create pattern and shape and build an image that is pleasing and engaging.
I don’t limit myself to specific tools or mediums. Dipping a twig in ink or using a feather to create texture in a print are equally important as using a brush and canvas. Mixed media equals freedom to decide what goes into a work – perhaps non-traditional items – and what stays out.
See my "Meet the Maker" post for more details.
Bio
I grew up in South Jersey and graduated from Rutgers in 1984 with a B.A. in communications and also studied media management at the University of Missouri Graduate School of Journalism. I spent more than three decades working in journalism, public relations, and finally web and social media strategy.
I currently reside in Lawrence with her husband and two cats. Establishing a studio in Lambertville, NJ in 2021, I participate in open studios and art tours as well as shows and exhibitions, and have work in local retail shops. In my spare time, I volunteer for HomeFront’s Artspace, which brings creativity and art to those trying to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.
Exhibits
- Small Works Exhibit, "Bridging Nature," Whittemore Community, Culture & Conservation, Old Wick, NJ - May 3-June 30, 2024
- Spring for the Arts Festival, Main Street, Lawrenceville, NJ - April 27, 2024
- Solo Exhibit, “Threads of Nature: Mixed Media Works,” Lambertville Free Public Library, Lambertville, NJ – January 4- February 14, 2024
- Featured Artist, Treasure Trove, Hopewell, NJ – November 4 & 5, 2023
- Art All Day, Artworks, Trenton, NJ – September 2023
- Summer Art Exhibit, ‘The Brookwood Cafe, Hamilton, NJ – July – Aug 2023
- Beyond Pink Art Show, YWCA Breast Cancer Resource Center, West Windsor, NJ – Oct 2022-Jan 2023
- ArtJam, Pop-up Gallery, Homefront’s ArtSpace, Princeton, NJ – 2017-2024
- The Holiday House, Market, Metuchen, NJ – December 2022
- HomeFront Holiday Market, Lawrence, NJ – November 2022
- Open Studio, Lambertville, NJ – October 2022
- THAT – The Hunterdon Art Tour – April/May 2022, work in Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ
- The Second Half (50 & Older), Laguna Beach, CA (online), May 2021
- HomeFront Holiday Market, Ewing, NJ – November 2019
- Art All Day, Artworks, Trenton, NJ – November 2016-2019
- Artworks 10 X 10 Show, Trenton, NJ- December 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Ellarslie Open 35 Juried Exhibit, Trenton, NJ – May – July 2018
- Gratitude Show, Creative Collective/HomeFront’s ArtSpace, Ewing, NJ – November 2016 – January 2017
- Creative Collective, PEAC Fitness, Ewing, NJ– January 2017
- Creative Collective, Mercer County Public Library, Hopewell – March 2016
- Creative Collective, Mercer County Public Library, West Windsor – May 2016
- Botany & Zoology, South Brunswick Municipal Gallery, South Brunswick – April-May 2016
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