Abstracts

Searching

As I painted, I was feeling a great appreciation for all the health care professionals and researchers who are dealing with the pandemic and looking for the solution.

24 x 20″ acrylic, mixed media on canvas, unframed, wired and ready to hang.

 Non essential Series

At the beginning of the stay-at-home order, I was astonished that millions of people, businesses, events, places and activities were suddenly deemed to be “non-essential.”  The crisis has presented to me, as well as most humans on the planet, the opportunity to slow down and contemplate just what is essential.  As I began to paint, these six small abstract landscapes emerged.  Perhaps it was my deep appreciation for the beautiful New Mexico landscape I am surrounded by, and perhaps a desire for wide open spaces – and freedom.  These paintings can be purchased individually for the perfect little spot in your home, or several can be grouped together to make a larger statement. And yes, among many other things, art and nature’s beauty are essential to me.

Going Places Series

One of the hardest things about the pandemic has been not being able to travel.  We had several great trips planned, which were cancelled, but we’ll go eventually. I was dreaming of going places, and decided to paint the feeling of that in these fresh paintings.

Abstract landscapes

A deep appreciation for wide open spaces and the majesty of nature inspired these imaginary landscapes.

Abstracts with fiber Series – previous work

Long before I began to paint, I dabbled in fiber arts and am still fascinated by fiber.  Along the way,  I developed a way to fuse bits and pieces of fabric, fiber, and embellishments together to create a fused element that was completely new – indistinguishable from the fiber it was created from.  Once I combined these fused fiber bits with my abstract acrylic paintings, I loved the result.