“Courtship Blanket” 9 x 12” Oil on Panel A Native American tradition which inspired this painting is the courtship blanket. Often the courtship blanket was made for a young man by a family member, such as his sister. For an intentioned suitor to invite a young woman into the shelter and privacy of his blanket, signaled serious courtship intent. Her …
“Tales Lost to Time” 12 x 36” Oil on Canvas A photo: a blast from the past, just came out from my cousin, on Facebook, and took us all back to “the day”… Here, my cousins, my brother and my aunt and I are all at my grandparent’s home, posing together. (We are in Grandma’s corner: where her chair sat) …
Turmoil, twirling, interconnected… seeming chaos, but then upon closer reflection, different aspects pull forward and one sees a more complex intertwining of component parts… This is the story of my life! The juxtaposition of many seemingly unrelated things make up the component part of the whole… I think it summarizes it up well!! It is not a conscious choice to …
This is the painting I have been writing about, in progress. It is in a stage of drying right now, as I like to rest my hand on the painting surface to do small detail work, so need it to be dry. I am really pleased with it thus far, and am ironically, sort of hesitant to proceed until I …
I love to paint the sensation of motion: life is in continuous motion, and if it isn’t, then you aren’t moving forward! Many of my paintings incorporate movement. I love the feel of the paint as I push it around to create effects. I love the texture of the paper and how the paint responds to it. “Everything is in …
I love exploring symbols. I began thinking about symbols when teaching elementary education, along with being a new mom. Seeing my child and my students relying on the very same symbols I remember using as a child was exciting to me. Happy houses… suns in the corner. They started finding their way into my art. See my website Gallery, where …