Artist Statement

Flexibility, strength and durability have profoundly inspired my work in the last few years. I am deeply affected by the adjustments we are all making to a constantly changing reality and the resilience I see everyday. Through my paintings, I interpret the relationship between happiness and deep concern; hope and sorrow; fear and acceptance; compliance and resistance; isolation and connection. By analyzing these competing forces in my work, I am able to further explore and understand their value.

My most recent series of works on paper with acrylic paint markers, started when I was mourning the loss of my mom. I needed to work in a way that was focused and calming. Painting has always been a stabilizing force in my life, and working in this ordered way was what got me through the first hard weeks. Sitting at my desk, drawing line after line, allowed me the space to process my loss. At times, I was completely immersed in the work and the decisions of how I wanted it to develop and at other times the repetition of the lines became automatic, allowing my mind to wander and grieve. I found comfort in this and I fell in love with the way the paint from the markers flow into the paper, their precision, and the ability, because of their opacity, to change colors and create layers. As the work has developed, and time has passed, my love of color, pattern, structure and repetition remains central to these pieces. They feel filled with light and joy.