I believe we sense spiritual forces through the natural world. Water, wind, plants and patterns are inhabited and personified. Figures, faces and masks emerge and disappear from the ground much as they do in the subconscious, suggesting ceremony or transformation. We each have one or more totem animals that act as messengers or spirit guides, and embody our internal conflicts. It is a popular misconception that we choose them. Rather, they choose us. I dream of these vessels and animails; I paint them because they accompany me.
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Orange Monkey Skull
acrylic, pastel and pencil on paper
10" x 7 1/2"
Lovely Bouquet
2011
oil on panel
20" x 18"
El Pequeño Circo / The Little Circus2016oil on canvas
30" x 30"
Eva y Adam
2016
acrylic, ink and pastel on paper
8" x 8"
Icon Beach Cat
2016
pastel, acrylic and pencil on paper
6" x 6 1/4"
Little Ones2017collage, fabric and acrylic on paper
3 1/2 " x 5"
Shaman with Dark Horse2010oil and collage on board
30" x 30"
Sit
2012
oil on canvas
30" x 40"
Contact
2011
oil on canvas
18" x 24"
Skulls with Spider
2012
oil on panel
24" x 30"
Close Encounter
pastel and ink on paper
5" x 6"
I'm Listening
2016
acrylic and pencil on paper
9 3/4" x 7"
Cherries Jubilee
2012
oil on panel
24" x 20"
El Musico / The Musician acrylic and paper, collage on canvas
7" x 7 1/2"
Internal Compass
chalk pastel and pencil on paper
11" x 9"
Taxi!
2010
oil on board
30" x 30"
Ready Steady2011oil on canvas
30" x 24"
Green Land2012oil on canvas
36" x 48"private collection: New Mexico
Little Flower (Etta)
oil and collage on canvas
20" x 16"
Red Dog and Hare2010oil on board
36" x 36"Ampersand Clayboard, 2" cradle
Tropical Dog
2009
acrylic and ink on canvas
48" x 60"
Black Dog with Hats
acrylic on paper
20" x 16"
Bush of Ghosts2009oil on clayboard
30" x 30"private collection
The Chase2009Oil pastel and ink on paper
20" x 25"This work is Framed
Lake Monkeys
2007
oil on canvas
48" x 60"
Trio
acrylic on paper
11" x 14"
Cookie2010mixed media on paper
22" x 22"everything on my palette: Sennelier oil pastel, acrylic, ink, graphite, colored pencil, chalk, paper, ink, love and luck
Birdie2008oil and graphite on canvas
20" x 20"private collection
Riptide
2011
oil on canvas
22" x 28"
Rocky Boat2009oil on clayboard
24" x 36"private collection: N. VA
City Spirits2010oil on board
30" x 30"private collection
The Crowd
2009
oil on clayboard
36" x 24"
Marina 12009collage on paper
11" x 14"pastel, graphite, ink, crayon, paper collage
Framed
Marina 22008mixed media on paper
11" x 14"Framed
That Ship Sailed
2009
oil on canvas
20" x 40" diptych