This mixed media series titled Phases uses subtle layering of materials — acrylics, charcoal, paper and plaster on canvas or wood panel — to provide depth, while celebrating clean lines and simple forms. I was inspired by the phases of the moon, with its seen and unseen sphere depending on where it is in orbit. Though we sometime only catch a sliver, the moon remains whole continuing its infinite cycle.
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Lightness I | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board, 12x12 inches | Sold, private collection
Lightness II | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board, 12x12 inches | Sold, private collection
Stillness | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board | 11"x14" | sold, private collection
Balance | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board | 24"x18" | Artist's collection
Split | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board | 10"x8" | sold, private collection
Split - detail showing bas relief
Split | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board | 20"x16" | sold, private collection
Untitled | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board | 10"x8" each | sold, private collection
Floating I | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board | 14"x11" | sold, private collection
Floating II | 2020 | mixed media on wood cradled board | 14"x11" | sold, private collection
This body of work from 2019 began one silent morning after a very challenging few months. I wanted the world around me to make more sense, and I reached for watercolors, with their gentle flow. Patterns and grids provided me a sense of order and control, while evoking a story. The negative space, the repetition, the overlap, the weight of the line and saturation all contribute to the emotion. However, as in life, when looking at each work as a whole the actual tension of each line is dissipated, giving way to overall harmony and balance.
Turning Point, in situ
Turning Point I-IV | 2019 | 12"x9" | watercolor and graphite on paper
Turning Point I-IV | 2019 | 12"x9" | watercolor and graphite on paper
Turning Point I-IV | 2019 | 12"x9" | watercolor and graphite on paper
Turning Point I-IV | 2019 | 12"x9" | watercolor and graphite on paper
Summer | 2019 | 12"x16" | watercolor and graphite on paper
Winter I-III | 2019 | 12"x9" | watercolor and graphite on paper | sold, private collection
Winter I-III | 2019 | 12"x9" | watercolor and graphite on paper | sold, private collection
Winter I-III | 2019 | 12"x9" | watercolor and graphite on paper
Spring | 2019 | 24"x18" | watercolor and graphite on paper | sold, private collection
Bay | 2019 | 24"x18" | watercolor and graphite on paper | sold, private collection
Snow | 2019 | 9"x12" | watercolor and graphite on paper
Nightfall | 2019 | 12"x4" | watercolor and graphite on paper | sold, private collection
Canyon | 2019 | 24"x18" | watercolor and graphite on paper
Lake| 2019 | 24"x18" | watercolor and graphite on paper