CANAL REFLECTIONS | Oil on Canvas, 35 ½ inches high by by 29 ½ inches long
ITHAN CREEK | Oil on Canvas 35 ½ inches high by by 29 ½ inches long
LONGWOOD MEADOW | Oil on Canvas, 32 inches high by 38 inches long
MOON RISING | Oil on Canvas, 32 inches high by 38 inches long
PEONIES | Oil on Canvas, 24 inches high by 24 inches long
ARTIST STATEMENT
I have always enjoyed taking raw materials and turning them into something beautiful. I discovered painting late in life and was thrilled to and this challenging creative process trying to capture the beauty and serenity I experience in nature.
Painting has made me see the world differently paying attention to shadows and colors like never before. I am more aware of my surroundings and most drawn to painting outside. Fields, streams, flowers in the landscape, and shorelines call me to take brush and knife to canvas capturing light, air, and space. I get lost in the cool and warm colors, the soft and hard edges of my representational, slightly impressionistic work. I hope to convey to the viewer feelings of peace, contentment and serenity.
The challenges of my craft are a thrill and will continue to evolve. If I am not painting I am thinking about how to render a subject, be it a flower or a child. I am so grateful for God’s gifts which can be found all around.