Artist Statement

Each of my paintings begins as a journey into the unknown of holy freedom.
I travel through layers- painting, scratching, rubbing out, sanding back and then adding more. In this cycle, hints of the previous the layers remain, building its history. Eventually an inner light emanates from the landscape.

Within the landscape there are forms and shapes alive with their own inner light: they float and drift off... emerge and dissipate... fall and land. In subsequent layers, some shapes fade and some become more articulated.

The finished piece tells an open-ended story, engaging participation. It is not foretold, but rather invites the viewer to wander in their own imagination and delight.
The painter serves as the messenger.

CV

B. 1953 Concord, MA

Lives and works in Sonoma County, CA and Small Point, ME

Education

1981

BFA Maine College of Art

Gallery Representation

Lori Austin Galleries

Healdsburg, CA.

Sebastopol, CA

Solo Exhibitions

2022    Lori Austin Gallery,   Curious Delights

2019-2023    Map Gallery, CA in conjunction with annual Art Trails Open studio event.

2019    Criminal Bakery, CA,   Land (es)capes

2017    Canessa Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Re-visioning Kindness

Group Exhibitions

2023     Tamaone Gallery, Olema, CA

2023     Sonoma Clean Power, Santa Rosa, CA

2023     33 Arts, Map Gallery, Pop Up 2 person show

2022     O’Hanlon Center, Mill Valley, CA

2021     Small Point Club, ME

2019     Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree  Passing Through

2017     Spindrift Gallery, CA  Ten Contemporary Women Artists

2017     Back Street Gallery, CA   Art of Resistance

2017     Healdsburg Center for the Arts, CA

Residencies

2019    JTHAR, Joshua Tree, CA, 2 month residency

2024    Lucid Art Foundation, Inverness, CA, 3 week residency