March 4th, 2026 - April 26th, 2026
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
“Spirit of the Forest”
I believe each person is gifted with a creative space in his or her soul and it is our personal responsibility to see and discover how to express our creativity. At this time, I express myself in transparent watercolor and oil with cold wax. I love the juicy, tasty, luminosity of transparent watercolor paint. I love to experiment with contrasts of colors, lights/darks and textures.
One of my favorite subjects is the landscape - the close-up of nature. I have sometimes painted “critters” - snakes, mice or insects into these spaces. My goal as an artist is to show the beauty in ordinary subjects - to engage the senses while conveying a mood.
I love using Yupo as a substrate. Yupo is a polypropylene material for watercolor, acrylic and mixed media. It is basically a sheet of plastic and is fun and intense to work with.