I am interested in the push and pull of the foreground and the background. In a spiritual sense, I think of it as the push and pull between the ego and spirit - or the conscious and the unconscious.
In this image of the bottle --- the background is taking over.  

This image came from an old photograph by Rudolf Kopppitz (1884-1936) Motion Study. It inspired the large paintings that will be shown at Marquis in Scranton often times many graphite works precede my paintings. I do a drawing a day - I love it. 

Shells are interpreted as artistic ability, change of consciousness, emotional stability, the goddess, good fortune in relationships, good news, good outcome in legal matters, happiness near water, luck, money, rebirth, safe return, spiritual awareness...

This image just makes me happy - she is surrounded by a large circular force - numbers and a lot of energy surrounds and overlaps her. All is alright in her world. 

Coffee - my mom drank her coffee black and strong and so do my two sisters and I, very early in the morning. I sit and bring her spirit into quiet time - she likes it. 

This orange and yellow painting is very powerful to me - it represents all that is good and right - it is very, very positive. 

Matches have always inspired me - I love the little box and the way it folds into itself. They speak to the burning and getting rid of, and also to illuminating - brightening my day with candles, incense, and fires.
 

The shell again surrounded with mark-making. I was at a residency and an older female artist said we don’t have to know where mark-making comes from - it comes from a deep place. I never forgot that - speaks to the mystery of life.

The closed hand represents being closed to life. When I am closed, I am closed to everything and it’s not a fun place to be in. However, I know and accept that nothing lasts forever.

Like the moon, I wax and wane.

My sister and I have been aware of the spiritual meaning of animals that cross our path. The crow has been talking and flying around me. It is a spirit animal associated with life mysteries and magic.

Nature inspired these blue vertical lines - the long grasses down by the lake - half below water, half above - grounded yet free… as I wish to be. 

Squares in my work represent calendar time - the documenting of time. The circle obliterates time or squares. The circle is timeless. 
 

This shell found me and provided endless studies in my sketchbook, ultimately ending in one of the 12” x 12” panels. It’s broken and has seen many crashing waves yet still it exudes grace and dignity.
 

Swimming in open water is transcendental to me. I lose myself; the rhythm, the occasional cool spots invigorate me, and of course it’s all that much better with Weez swimming along with me.

I have two passions: moving and painting. Exerting my body through space by swimming, running, biking - I reach calm. 

The butterfly - when I see them, I know it is someone from ‘beyond’ fluttering by to awaken me. 

 Eloise - affectionately called ‘Weez’ is the zen master who lives with me.

She is forever in the present moment. I watch her and I learn.

 The almighty Circle came back into my work - thankfully. I am trying to say “Yes” more - I get inspiration from my sisters and my dad who seem more inclined to the Yes way of living. I try. 

This figure had a lot of energy surrounding her - she’s hopping from one stage of life to another

- she’s okay and on her way. 

This girl is on fire. She is experiencing life in another country

- she’s staying open to the possibilities.