I am an acrylic and mixed media artist. I love the painting process from that first kernel of an idea to the finished piece. I use bold bright colors, loose brush strokes, and vivid patterns to bring attention to the interplay of shapes, color, and texture. I frequently add collage elements, mark making, drawing on the canvas, and sewing on the paintings as exemplified in my Sew What series. I paint figures, landscapes and abstracts. While my subject matter varies, my methods are consistent emphasizing an abstract approach striving to capture a feeling or emotion, or create a story as in Chilly Ride or Dream Time. I enjoy exploring the push and pull of paint and collage in my abstract works. I will create layers upon layers of paint and collage until the balance, movement and complexity of the painting is achieved. I have always been involved in the pursuit of creative expression. My love affair with painting began in high school. I view the world through an artist’s eyes, seeing possibilities in the ordinary and the extraordinary. The process of painting is personal for me. It is not only my opportunity to create, but to problem solve, experiment, and share a part of myself with the viewer.
WOMEN'S SHOW
We think, We see, We do
Self Portrait Show 2020
M2 Gallery Little Rock
SHE SHOW 2019
Female artists - M2 Gallery
Solo shows - Contemporary acrylics
Ramo d' Olivo 2017 / Midland & Associates 2018
FNBNWA Art Gallery 2017
One of four artists - First National Bank at the head of the Art District
DOUBLE VISION- ArtVentures 2018
COLLABORATION- between a painter & photographer
La Femme - Fayetteville Underground 2017
A Treatise on Confluence - a show of women artists
ANA Four State Regional Show
Juried show - BEST IN MIXED MEDIA - 2017
ANA Four State Regional Show 2018
Juried Show - MERIT AWARD
People, Places & Things - SPIVA Art Center
Four NW Arkansas artists - Joplin, MO 2018
61st Annual Juried Delta Exhibition
2019 Arkansas Arts Center /2 paintings juried in
Better World Mural - Gender Equality
based on UN goals 2019
Bend in the Road - 2019 Solo Show
The Story Gallery at Gracepoint
People & Places
Arkansas Public Theater 2019
Gallery Andrea Scottsdale, AZ
ArtVentures - Fayetteville, AR
Gallery 26 - Little Rock, AR
M2 Gallery - Little Rock , AR