Artist Statement

Mathematics is part of my background training and geometry has always intrigued me. I love puzzles and problem solving.

Color fascinates me. Most of the paint I use I have made from mixing ground pigments and linseed oil in small bowls. I obtain highly saturated and, sometimes, unusual hues. Often I arrive at a color which I later find I can't exactly replicate. This seems to be as close as I can get to my secret desire to create a color never seen before!

I start a fresh canvas with bowls of leftover paint. With abandon I create LOTS of problems! I explore, reject, get lost. This is a great adventure! Eventually I find out where the painting must go. Music usually joins me during the search.

My hope is that some of the pleasure I experience creating these paintings translates into enjoyment and engagement for the viewer!

Resume (September 2015)

Solo Exhibits

• KI Design Showroom, San Francisco

• Tara Restaurant, San Francisco

• Nova Bar and Restaurant, San Francisco

• Sutter Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

• October 2011 "Artist of the Month", Sinopia (pigments: Sinopia.com)

Juried Shows

• Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton

• ARC Gallery, San Francisco

• Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville

• Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino

Group Shows

• Three person show, Artescape Studios, San Ramon

• Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley

• Mad River Post, San Francisco

• Piedmont Lane Gallery, Oakland

• Oakdale Painters Reception, Jessie St, San Francisco

• Townsend Bakery, San Francisco

• UC Extension exhibit, San Francisco

• San Francisco Open Studios Group Shows at SOMARTS Gallery

• Chroma Zones, Piedmont Art Center, Oakland

• Chroma Zones, FOUND on Piedmont Ave, Oakland

• A Different Day Gallery, Albany

• ARTWALK, Union Street, San Francisco

• UCSF Women's Health Center, San Francisco

Merit Award

"Fresh Works 2015", Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton

Benefit Auctions

• Pazapa benefit at Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco

• UCSF Art for AIDS Auctions, San Francisco

• ARTSPAN benefit auctions, San Francscio

• San Francisco Coalition for the Homeless Auction, San Francisco

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Wellesley College

• Numerous classes in architecture, sculpture, papermaking, drawing, watercolors, acrylics, pastels and oils at UC Berkeley, California College of Art, Las Positas Community College, and the Mendocino Art Center

• Private instruction with Larry Robinson

Born

Brockton, Massachusetts