Classically trained in fine art, I have worked in photography, ceramics, printmaking, fiber, oils, gouache, watercolor and more.  More recently, I decided to try acrylics.  As I primed the canvas, it appeared to look like an angel wing.  Intending to paint a landscape, I set the canvas aside and primed another canvas. As I painted the tinted primer onto the new canvas, it, too, looked like an angel wing, as well as a third canvas. I felt this was not something to be ignored, so after some contemplation, I completed the painting that seemed to emerge.  This opened up a new approach to painting for me.

My paintings begin with only a simple idea, and are painted over an extended period of time to allow the image to unfold. There are multiple layers of paint, meaning and symbolism.  The use of gold in each painting is a nod to early church icon paintings* and the Japanese art of Kintsugi**. The images in the artwork allude to water, wheat, wings, blossoming, grace, restoration and a conversation with God.  I invite you to enjoy and to explore the depth of the meanings for you and your relationship with the divine.

* Early church icon paintings- the image was not merely ‘painted’ it was ‘written’. The belief was that an icon was more of a prayer than an artform.

** Kintsugi- The Japanese Art of repairing broken things with gold. The brokenness is not hidden or glossed over, but rather embraced and highlighted