I dwell on the edge of the Pacific Ocean on the Oregon coast. The immense and powerful Pacific can be very loud. It sounds like being on an airport tarmac at times depending on the wind and the weather. With the ocean roar feelings can roll back in like a cold fog or a hot flash. It’s a dominant force yet when I close the double paned sliding glass door of my studio, the big Pacific goes quiet. Then it’s a gentle sound that is peaceful and expansive. My senses are stimulated and become in tune to what’s within me. Alongside all my senses are the elements of nature. Each time I cross the threshold, a different energy emerges and a new journey begins of colors, patterns and motion on my painting surfaces. Eventually all this finds a resting place in a completed painting. The time spent making a work of art is a learning process with answers and questions in living color. The pieces I appreciate the most are the ones that contain information to help answer questions I have about my life, even much later after it’s completion. With certain ones, it feels like I had to catch up to the meaning of why this painting came into existence. That kind of knowledge is what sustains me on the artistic journey. I am very fortunate to be able to practice art in this life-long pursuit to be authentic.

EXHIBITIONS 2023

Beachstone Gallery, Lincoln City, OR, member operated gallery
Currents Gallery, McMinnville, OR group show
Coastal Arts Guild Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR group show

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