Reflections

  • Journey Into Abstraction

    It began innocently enough. In August of 2023, when my sister visited Raleigh, NC, I took her to the NCMA (art museum). 
  • New Voices

    I completed this banner project for the Peace & Justice Plaza in Chapel Hill, NC. They were an absolute pleasure to work with. 
  • The Elephant Has Landed – My Mona Lisa Shelf

    During the last couple of years in my garage studio, I stacked paintings on my Ikea hack shelf just so, making sure the paintings wouldn’t rub against one another. It was driving me bonkers!

  • 12 Lessons – Life in the Time of Coronavirus

    On Jan. 2020, I was listening to the playful sounds of water and feeling the gentle Cancun breeze when I learned about Covid. Little did I realize a maelstrom was brewing and headed my way.

  • Little Hands, Big Trouble

    My hands do their own thing. I must’ve been four when I hoisted myself up onto a chair and turned on the iron. Everyone was asleep, so I thought I could get away with it. Things were going well until I started ironing my baby sister's bib – covered with plastic on one side. A hole formed. Oh-oh. Busted!

  • Journey to Gloryland

    Toot, toot! I'm tooting my horn for two very good reasons. Last week, I received the exciting news that my painting, “Gloryland,” was selected for the new NH Hampton Circuit Court building. Second, I got to cast my very first vote in a U.S. Presidential election. Why'd it take so long? Well, I had a bit of a circuitous journey...

  • Quarantine Journal #1

    Tired of quarantining? Can't bear the thought of another staycation? Feeling restless? Yep, I hear ya. I have a confession to make. I’m not in quarantine. 

  • Why I'm Feeling Blue

    I love water. I adore it in all its shades. Cerulean. Turquoise. Azure. Beryl. Teal. Indigo. Ultramarine. Seafoam. Sapphire.
  • The 6 Stages of the Creative Process

    I began this post to showcase the stages of the creative process. But somewhere along the way, the rails came off. 
  • 6 Art Tricks Cats Taught Me

    When Tom Jones sang, "What's new pussycat?", whoa, I learned to swoon. But cats taught me something more valuable. 
  • Dances with Skinks

    Ah, spring! Pink and white flowers are bursting early this year. But along with this beauty lurks an unwelcome visitor.
  • Mad About Yellow [Chardonnay Bay]

    Where art thou, o color Yellow? Without you, there would be no light to blanket the sky at dawn and no limes, mints and teals that could be birthed from blue.