Artist Statement

I focus on a scene, object or through a doorway or space in a “meditative/contemplative” way, visualize intense color and fix on a frame which then becomes my painting. It’s almost as if my mind’s eye is taking a snapshot of what I will paint. Using a single subject and isolating/dismissing extraneous visual details by abstracting the background creates a pure image which pops out. Painting in oils allows me to glaze in many layers creating a deep, luscious, dreamy effect and mystical experience which transcends the narrative glance when looking at our world. Painters that have influenced me are Cezanne, Matisse and Morris Graves.

I was born in New York City, raised on the Jersey Shore and moved to NYC at 18 years old for an Academic degree and formal Art training. I owned and ran a design firm in NYC and raised my 3 children in NYC and Connecticut.

I started painting at 5 years old, by keeping a daily calendar on my bedroom wall. Retirement from work in 2019 has allowed me to paint professionally full time.

I currently live in Tucson Arizona and paint in my studio attached to my home.

  • 2023 Tucson Museum Fall and Spring Artisans Market Shows2017 Days of Awe Art Show, Temple Beth Miriam, Elberon, NJ
    2005, 2006 Redding Center Annual
    1998 Weston Annual, Weston CT
    1992 Silvermine Guild Annual, New Canaan, CT, Best in show
    1977-1979 Art Students League, NYC.

  • 1977-1979 Art Students League New York City and Woodstock
    1980-1982 Pratt Institute; Master program Graphic Design and Industrial Design
    1992 -1994 Silvermine Guild of The Arts,New Canaan, Connecticut

  • Interior Mural, Tao, Asbury Park, NJ
    David Powell, Massachusetts
    Natalie Fensterstock, California Linda Hanson, Tucson AZ

  • Centro Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ