About Me
I am a visual artist from Northwestern Connecticut. I graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with concentrations in graphic design and photography. I’ve worked commercially as a graphic artist for 15 years before completing graduate course work at Central Connecticut State University in Art Education. I have been a visual art teacher for twenty-five years. I received the Outstanding Middle School Art Educator Award from the Connecticut Art Educators Association and I’m a member of the CAEA Board. During this time, I have continued working and developing my skills as a visual artist. I have attended intensive summer artist workshops at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Institute of New Hampshire, and the University of the Arts.
I have participated in two public art projects: Giddy Up To Granby, Granby, CT, painted horses, 2006: A Horse of a Different Color; and A Bear Affair in Torrington, CT, painted bears, 2007: Hibearnation Dreams.
I have exhibited and won awards throughout CT, NY, RI, NY, VA, and MA in juried exhibitions including the NAEA (National Art Educators Association) Gallery, The New Britain Museum of American Art, The Mattatuck Museum, and The Mystic Art Museum. I have had solo exhibits at The Atrium Gallery at the Warner Theater, Torrington CT; The Serendipity Gallery, Litchfield CT; Hygienic Art, New London CT; The Gallery at Northwestern Connecticut Community College in Winsted CT, and a joint exhibit at The Drezner Gallery at the Farmington Valley Arts Center, Farmington CT. My work is held in private collections around New England.
Recently, I have been exhibiting and selling work at Artisan Markets and Fairs.
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About My Work
My work is often biographical and translates how I view the world into a visual image. We are complex and multi-layered, so is my work. My line twists, turns, and is in constant motion. I turn the work, building layers from multiple directions obscuring and revealing. Although the line may seem chaotic, it forms rhythmic patterns that unify it. There is a co-dependency as the line moves creating texture and depth. Connections are formed, broken, and reconnect as information moves from one layer to the next completing the narrative, similar to the neurons of the brain firing, creating pathways and memories. The surface is highly textured, creating a barrier between the work and the viewer, protecting what lies below the surface and allowing the viewer to enter the work, to explore and discover.
The relationship of color is an additional layer. Color evokes emotional response, enabling us to feel, recall, and hopefully to question and ponder.