Dive, oil on canvas, 36" x 36", 2019, $3,500

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple

Dive represents the quiet feeling of diving into water. A type of suspension and letting go.

Mind Files, aqua resin, acrylic paint, 16" x 6.5" x 1.5", 2021, $1,800

Inspired by: Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes

To stay sane, I file away “things” in compartments in my mind; some easily accessible, others locked tight. I wish my brain was as cool, calm and detached as this image.

Infinite Twilight, digital photograph, 9" x 12", 2020, $300

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

A 9" x 12" digital collage using ambiguous imagery and symbolism to create a surreal landscape.

Rings of Life, acrylic paint and marker on canvas, 20" x 20", 2021, $300

Inspired by: Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes

My piece was inspired by the rings of the piece Steel Pipes. It reminded me of the rings of a tree, build of time within nature and the stark contrast with the metal medium. I decided to keep my piece to 3 main colors, black, white and purple. Purple has a significant meaning to my life and my recovery from addiction, it is another ring within my own life.

Missing Piece, acrylic on canvas, 18" x 18", 2021, $400

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

This year, not only have I been physically inside my studio more since the pandemic, but also I have been stuck in my head. Some days I am flooded with ideas and thoughts and energy. Other days my mind is empty and I am unable to read and to focus - as if my mind is missing a piece.

Speed Reading, black and white photograph, 16" x 20", 2021, $375

Inspired by: Lucien Aigner, Augusta Savage in her Studio, Harlem

I am compelled to photograph women in situations that bring the viewer’s awareness of their strength, beauty, and everyday struggles. Through this she asks us to step inside an alternate reality where societal roles are cast aside and whimsy is apparent, drawing us in.

The Scholar, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", 2019, $3,000

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

I enjoy painting thoughtful portraits of people doing what they love to do.

Library Time, reduction woodcut, 8" x 10", 2018, $240

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

This woodcut was loosely based on a photograph of my granddaughter; surrounded by books but curled up with an iPad. Oh, well.

Transcendence, digital photograph, 24” x 30”, 2021, Not For Sale

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple

Hiking is a daily part of my life. I enter forests with great respect and curiosity and am frequently rewarded with ephemeral and breathtaking moments.

No Green Thumb Needed, glass and terra cotta on wooden canvas, 16" x 20", 2021, $1600

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

Houseplants have become my COVID sanity. Only fitting I make a tribute.

Closeness, clay, 12" x 12" x 4", 2021, $175

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

We used to be close. Now it's just my books and cat. God knows for how much longer...

Party of One, oil on canvas, 18" x 18", 2021, $850

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader; Irving R. Wiles, Reverie.

A young child's view of Pandemic and isolation are quite simply, normal. Her Birthday celebration consists of her favorite princess party dress, and the unlimited choices of her imagination.

The Zoomer, acrylic on canvas, 12” x 12”, 2021, $200

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

Chairs of Worship: The Paradox of Prayer, France, photograph, Lambda print, 12" x 15", 2016, $225

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

I have been exploring small churches in France where the sunlight coming through stained glass windows falls on the chairs and floor creating fascinating images of color and architectural features.

Portrait of AD, embroidery thread on mesh and repurposed fabric tablecloth, 10" x 10", 2021, $175

Inspired by: Robert Richfield, Portrait of David Joseph, Cincinnati OH

Portrait of AD is a fiber adaptation of the double exposure technique used by Robert Richfield in Portrait of David Joseph. The dark background covered in mesh takes inspiration from Richfield’s lace bed drapery and dark furniture while also making visual the feeling of sitting alone with one’s thoughts.

Blue Gaia, acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24", 2021, Not For Sale

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

Blue Gaia exhibits clearly defined shape to shape relationships in space. The figure ground elements fit together as puzzle pieces. Blue Gaia is realistic without being naturalistic. I invite the observer to view an isolated moment of stillness.

In Another World, oil on panel, 5" x 7", 2021, Not For Sale

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art (Eleanor Roosevelt), reproduction quilting fabrics and acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20", 2021, $650

Inspired by: Lucien Aigner, Augusta Savage in her Studio, Harlem; Irving R. Wiles, Reverie

Beauty is created by the work we do, the ideas we hold, the love we give, the wisdom we share, the meaning and purpose we pursue, the imprint we leave on the world. Human beauty cannot merely exist upon a surface, it is rather, the meticulous creation of a self from within.

It Grows On You, acrylic on linen, 36" x 30", 2021, $800

Inspired by: Suzuki Harunobu, A Woman at a Window, Man Outside

In the Harunubo print the man outside is attempting to cover up from the woman inside. This painting is about altering what's outside in an attempt to change the feeling inside.

Guns and Roses, mixed media: inkjet, fabric, 30" x 24", 2021, $875

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple; Irving R. Wiles, Reverie

Guns and Roses is a synthesis / interpretation of Edgerton's photo of the bullet and the ornate frame in Wiles's Reverie. It is mounted on a damask fabric to evoke an interior space and that is an integral part of the piece. The three portraits represent different ethnicities and genders and are all named "Rose".

Kosmonaut, inkjet collage photograph, 22" x 28", 2021, $1,500

Inspired by: Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes

The circular repetition in Fritz Gerlinger's photograph inspired the concentric circle motif in this piece. The work's foundation is a photo collage that has been subsequently drawn on. The drawing is actually representations of the letters for the word for Cosmonaut in Russian. This series was originally inspired by Anthony Burgess' A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.

Glass and Shadows, watercolor on paper, 12" x 9", 2019, $500

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

While being alone at home, I needed to find where my eyes were wandering. I came upon pieces and background that spoke to me and continued to capture that essence.

Waiting Wondering Wanting, sumi ink and watercolor on rice paper, 24" x 30", 2021, $1,000

Inspired by: Suzuki Harunobu, A Woman at a Window, Man Outside

This piece expresses the passing of time symbolized by the Japanese characters for the seasons. The elements of flowers, leaves and seeds depict nature going on as it always does. We wait till we can begin again. We wonder when that will happen. We want to live our dreams.

Closeness, oil on canvas, 12" x 16", 2018, $500

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

I'm intrigued by the balance of nature and the extension and beauty of how plants elegantly display their beauty. My eyes are drawn into the closeness of the leaves, looking at the relationship of those intersections and the lines that are created within space.

Working From Home, acrylic on canvas, 24” x 24”, 2021, $1,200

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

Working from home, distracted by all the objects and responsibilities in the house. Glancing out the window, always dreaming of the outside world.

Verdant Whisper, oil paint, wax, enamel on wood panel, 30" x 21", 2021, $900

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

I found both Höfer and Autry's pieces to clearly have a sense of place and possess elements of reminiscence. In response to those two images, I returned to my own past structures by listening to my inner voices.

Trick, Dodge, Deceive, alcohol-based inks, oil paint, and mixed media on plexiglass, wood, 12" x 12" x 13.25", 2021, Not For Sale

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX); Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes

Trick, Dodge, Deceive is the realization of a concept I began developing over a year ago, one that is built on inner entanglement and dissection.

Many of the materials and methods used here were new to me, and that novelty provided unexpected freedom. Now, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, I view these materials through a new lens. Many of our interactions are now divided by plastic sheeting just like this. Through video chat, we are still obscured by a screen and the shortcomings that entails. Barriers, even transparent ones, add an unnatural dimension to everyday connections.

In non-pandemic times, I would encourage audiences to rearrange the slides, and ask how their interpretation of the work might shift through new sequences.

Symbols Of Home, acrylic gouache on archival art board, 4" x 6", 2021, $450

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

Symbols of Home is an interior arrangement referencing family and comfort through color, folk patterns and familial references. Both the amaryllis and poinsettia speak to the strength and resilience needed to navigate this past year and the potential for rejuvenation often dependent upon our relationships. The arrangement of furniture and items speak to Carol Autry's work, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX).

Epistemological Missile, neocolor crayons, Prismacolor, ink, graphite on pastel paper, mounted and sealed with acrylic on ampersand staged board, 20" x 24" x 1.5", 2020, $3,200, Courtesy of the Howard Yezerski Gallery.

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple

Smart Bomb. Demons, Terrors and Pestilence arising for the opening of The Abyss in Biblical Revelation 9.

Streetlight / Moonlight, photograph (archival inkjet print), 14" x 14" (image), 20 1/4" x 20 1/4" (framed), 2020, $380

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX); Suzuki Harunobu, A Woman at a Window, Man Outside

Circumferential Blinds, wood sticks with bark, black waxed cord, 36" diameter x 80" long, 2020, $7000

Inspired by: Suzuki Harunobu, A Woman at a Window, Man Outside

I spent most of my art production time in 2020 working on stitching sticks together to make blinds, mobiles, and other suspended sculptures from wood and rope. When I explored the items on loan from FAM, A Woman at a Window, Man Outside, sparked a thought to build a 3 dimensional version from several components of my work. Five Blinds, originally linear, was joined at the sides to build the house; Blind Pair became the window sill and the Man Outside; Woven Stick Spiral is the Woman at a Window as well as an enclosed focal point of the final assembly.

Black And White Tunnels, digital photograph, acrylic paint, and oil sticks on cotton canvas, 24" x 24", 2021, $375

Inspired by: Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes

Frank Gerlinger’s Steel Pipes photograph reminds me of being uncontrollably swept into the traffic flow while driving in a tunnel. My claustrophobic self anxiously seeks the reassuring light at the end. Getting out, free of restraint, I breathe a sigh of relief.

Come On In, Love / The Water's Fine, curtains, agar powder, gelatin, glycerin, turmeric, sprinkles, food coloring, curtain hooks, embroidery floss, wire, yarn, candles, soda bottle, mug, string lights, dish, 30" x 25" x 25", 2020, Not For Sale

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple; Candida Höfer, Blue and Gold and Other Colors

Born of sustainability practices and household objects, Come On In Love / The Water’s Fine reflects on the process of learning to cohabit in a moment radically changed by pandemic and its accompanied anxieties. It celebrates access intimacy, domesticity, architecture, private space, vulnerability, and comfort when public existence becomes an emotional toll to be evaluated every day.

Red Angel, welded found painted steel, 44"h x 32"w x 11"d, 2018, $2,200

Inspired by: Abelam artist (Middle Sepik River region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania), Mask (baba); Lucien Aigner, Augusta Savage in her Studio, Harlem

The concentric circled woven Mask from Papua New Guinea would hide the wearer to achieve ceremonial purpose. My Red Angel has a hidden visage, implied simply by a saint’s halo. Looks like no one, available to all. The primary scrap of billowing red implies a sacred purpose, a cavern of grace where supplication may be answered. The photo portrait of Artist Augusta Savage shows her working on a larger-than-life size solemn cloaked figure. Her fully visible form in the process of creating a hidden figure with higher purpose feels like my relationship to the Red Angel, similar to my intent when forming it and quiet conversation we have daily.

Bottoms Up, metal cans, paper, glue 18" x 18" x 17", 2021, $1,000

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple; Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX); Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes

When I saw Steel Pipes by Fritz Gerlinger, I was really interested in the round shapes. I found that shape in the cans I used in the creation of this sculpture and the cans then became a vessel for homoerotic collages which the title references.

Iceland photography, 16" x 20", 2018, $300

Inspired by: Lucien Aigner, Augusta Savage in her Studio, Harlem; Suzuki Harunobu, A Woman at a Window, Man Outside

This photograph reflects the movement and sentiment of Suzuki Harunobu’s A Woman at the Window, Man Outside and Lucien Aigner’s Augusta Savage in her Studio, Harlem. It is part of a series that seeks to capture a type of architectural portrait. The juxtaposition of figurative and structural aspects in the facade of a building adds a level of humanity that appeals to me on both a visual and emotional level. The mixture of these elements provides the context to create a sense of personality within the frame.

Blinkered, wood and metal, 19"h x 15"w x 4"d, 2021, $750

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX)

My sculpture reflects how easily we can find ourselves restricted in perspective when looking out from behind or within. Both my piece, Blinkered, and Carolyn Autry’s, Relationship of Things, construct overall composition using a disjointed array of lines and shapes. I connected with Autry’s elements of form and movement to illustrate a sense of inner space.

Looking Inward, photography, 21" x 27", 2020, $150

Inspired by: Irving R. Wiles, Reverie

The gorgeous painting Reverie and earthy photo Looking Inward seemingly have nothing in common but when I saw the painting I immediately thought of a particular image with Jill Watts taken in the summer of 2020 at the old WWI prison camp in Rutland State Park. Both settings are entirely different in affect and intent. One is protected, beautiful, serene and luxurious; the other is the interior of an old cave like, graffiti filled structure. However, within both rooms each woman blends harmoniously with her surroundings, slightly bemused and beautiful in her own way. The contrast and similarity of the two disparate pieces was the reason I chose these images.

Crossed Out, relief print, 24" x 29.75" framed, 2019, $500

Inspired by: Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes

While the steel pipes in Gerlinger's piece represent portals to outside possibilities, this print suggests the shutdown of those opportunities.

The Blue Room, collage on board, 14" x 11”, 2019, $350

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

The mother, loving her child, looks wistfully at the butterflies escaping from her window.

My Chromebook Reader, oil on canvas, 24" x 36", 2021, $1,200

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

Along with The Reader this piece was also inspired by a photo of my daughter Alba with our kitten Bella, the picture was taken on May 12, 2020 a few days after we rescued Bella from a garage. The painting is a symbol of love, kid's resilience and our connection with the world while in a lockdown.

Slipping, acrylic on canvas, 16.5" x 20.5", 2021, $650

Inspired by: Robert Richfield, Portrait of David Joseph, Cincinnati OH

Incinerate, oil on canvas, 22" x 34", 2021, $1,200

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple; Will Barnet, The Reader; Irving R. Wiles, Reverie

Incinerate is a piece that is about self reflection, and overcoming obstacles to tame the fire within. This work touches on taking control of what seems untouchable in the face of many challenges.

Wardrobe, metallic inkjet print on dibond and plexi mount, 20"h x 13.25"w, 2020, $700

Inspired by: Abelam artist (Middle Sepik River region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania), Mask (baba)

The Abelam yam mask, an important ceremonial artifact for a society whose lives depend on a successful harvest, acts as a reminder of our own tentative existence. In Wardrobe, one is reminded of what is paramount and what has become peripheral.

Can’t Get There From Here, oil pastels on rusted steel panel, 35”h x 20”w x 1”d, 2021, Not For Sale

Inspired by: Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes; Candida Höfer, Blue and Gold and Other Colors

The idea just popped into my head upon waking as I observed the images that pass before my eyes when they are still closed.

What Apple? acrylic paint, with glass beads and black lava on canvas, 11" x 14", 2021, $500

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple

Bullet through Apple represents my life right now, there are so many moving parts and pieces, I am wearing a number of different hats and the only thing that is holding it all together is Art.

Elusive Shadows, oil on paper, 16" x 12" framed, 2021, $650

Inspired by: Fritz Gerlinger, Steel Pipes

An experiment in light and shadows to evoke elusive shapes and emotions.

The Heart Explodes, watercolor on paper, 17" x 20", 2020. $400

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple

The exploding apple triggers an emotional, visceral, response; it is a jolt to the system, remarkable, brutal and beautiful. The heart, the very core of our emotions, in these remarkable times feels like it can detonate at any moment....and for many it has, literally and as a reactive rupture.

This piece is exclusively viewable online.

Glimpse, mixed media, 9.5" x 11" x 3.5", 2021, $1,675

Inspired by: Candida Höfer, Blue and Gold and Other Colors

In this time of Covid I spend a lot of time in my own head looking out the window remembering a time before when gigs, travel and even dinner with friends happened. Though I was more attracted to a couple of the FAM pieces I ended up choosing the Candida Hofer photograph of the beautiful interior of the Sala Dei Gigli and it was because of an old frame I’ve been holding on to for years. Though it’s small it has a classical presence and some depth and it gave me an idea.

I'm Ok Today, oil on canvas, 24" x 36" x 1.5", 2019, $1,300

Inspired by: Irving R. Wiles, Reverie

Forced into isolation by a pandemic, one's mind begins to drift. Comfort blends with unease. Chaos and distraction nip at the heels of one's singular focus on perfection.

Artist's Daughter in the Studio, oil on wood panel, 17" x 15", 2020, $500

Inspired by: Irving R. Wiles, Reverie

In this painting, I capture my daughter sitting in my studio chair, watching as I paint. With her being home more than usual, she has been spending more time in my studio watching me work, which is the inspiration behind this piece. She then enjoyed watching as I painted her image.

First Guitar, oil enamel on canvas, 15” x 30”, 2021, $850

Inspired by: Carolyn Autry, Relationship of Things (Belief XXX); Candida Höfer, Blue and Gold and Other Colors

This piece is about a treasured child’s guitar and fun, colorful patterns in balance.

Mallet and Stake and Head, oil on canvas, 12" x 16", 2021, $1,250

Inspired by: Harold Edgerton, Bullet through apple

Harold Edgerton's photo suggested an assassination. But Edgerton does not show the shooter, suggesting a beyond-time, forever action. In parallel, my painting (that keeps Edgerton's palette) shows a Mary/female-divine piercer with metal weapons approaching a vulnerable, senseless head.

Winter Morning on the Porch, archival digital print, 20" x 24", 2020, $400

Inspired by: Suzuki Harunobu, A Woman at a Window, Man Outside

In Suzuki Harunobu woodblock-print A Woman at a Window, Man Outside you can feel the chill from the snow as the woman looks out from her interior window. Similarly, Winter Morning on the Porch shows a cold morning with interior and exterior views. The glass sphere and ring sculpture picks up on the circular wagon wheel and rounded windows in Harunobu’s print, and is an additional internal space within the porch. There is an exquisite pull of interior and exterior present in both.

Man and Dog, casein paint on panel, 11" x 14", 2020, Not For Sale

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

Comfy clothes, slippers and the company of a trusty dog get us through the loneliness and uncertainty of these COVID days.

Reading, oil on canvas, 20" x 16", 2020, $1,500

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

In the blooming world of the book.

The Inside Voice of Beth Harmon, watercolor on watercolor paper, 14,5" x 26", 2021, $700

Inspired by: Will Barnet, The Reader

The artwork The Reader reminds me of a girl, Elizabeth Harmon, the protagonist of the series "The Queen’s Gambit." I perceive that those two girls share the same choice: self-isolation for being absorbed in their interior space. The interior space of the subject of the painting of Barnet is based on words and letters. Whereas, Elizabeth is able to “visualize” in her own inner word, the pieces of chess, strategies and possible solutions. Both girls give space to their own inside voices arose from their passion. Nevertheless, Will Barnet created an artwork titled Chess Game. Such a work is very similar to the cover of the 1983 book “The Queen’s Gambit” by Walter Tevis!

The Crossing, oil, burlap, and plaster on board, 12" x 12", 2021, $650

Inspired by: Candida Höfer, Blue and Gold and Other Colors

The artificial borders that entrap us can be transcended by our imagination. Once we open doors to the possibility of a purer world beyond we free our existence and enable the crossing into something beyond.

Reveal, welded steel and silica ore wall relief, 14 1/4"h x 8"w x 2 3/4"d, 2019, $3,500

Inspired by: Abelam artist (Middle Sepik River region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania), Mask (baba)

What was once concealed is now exposed disclosing its inner essence.