Artist Statement:
Several years ago I became interested in Buddhism. Its teachings resonate for me. Attempting to understand emptiness has been an ongoing process. As I study emptiness, I try to internalize what I read. I won't bore you with the mind blowing teachings and how I have to read and reread and reread to understand all that goes into emptiness. I will say, just to be clear, emptiness is not nothingness.
What does this have to do with my art? Well, I attempt to capture the essence of the painting by reducing it to a minimum. My work is filled with a lot of space, which is representative of emptiness. And yet, the space is not empty but filled with thick white texture.
Two important concepts are part of what I do. I don't expect everyone to like any or all of my paintings, but it they produce an emotion when viewed, I feel I've done my job. The other concept is not to overwork my pieces and let them be even if not completed.
Education:
BA Fine Art, University of Maryland, 1984
BA Sociology, William Jewell College, 1966
Awards & Distinctions:
Selected for Museum of Philadelphia of Art from Sande Webster Gallery (early 2000)
Selected for the Maryland Biennial (1980s)
Professional/Teaching Experience:
2017 Celebrate the Arts workshop, Whiteville High School, Whiteville, NC
1978 Art teacher, Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Exhibitions:
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Contemporain Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2014 Corrigan Gallery, Charleston, SC
2011 JLP Gallery, Lutherville, MD
2009 White Canvas Gallery Richmond, VA
2008 Mike Weber Gallery, Washington, DC
Selected two person Exhibitions:
2015 Artamo Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2014 Artwork Network Gallery, Denver, CO
2013 Artwork Network Gallery, Denver, CO
2006 Creation Art Gallery, Juno Beach, FL
2004 Malton Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2016 Art in Bloom, Wilmington, NC
2016 Malton Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Huff Harrington Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2015 Contemporain Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2014 Oriet's Fine Art, Baltimore, MD
Artistic Influences:
I have been influenced by hundreds of living and non living artists and cannot begin to name all of them. Here are a few well known artists who have influenced my art.
Willem de Kooning
Juan Miro
Richard Diebenkorn
Mark Rothko
Robert Rauschenbert
Anne Truitt
Artist Tags:
paintings, abstract, minimal, art, canvas, mixed
