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Open Door, 20x16, Oil, 2025.

When the world is noisy and chaotic, I find peace contemplating the serene nature of the Buddha. I discovered this statue while staying at a rental property, where he was holding a wooden door open. I liked the symbolic meaning of his function, and was mesmerized by the patterns of wood and shadow.

Canoeing, 16x12, Oil, 2025.

I was looking through old photos and came some from a trip to the Shenandoah River. I snapped some pictures and my husband and young son were setting out into the greens and reflections of the river.

White Pines, 16x20, Oil, 2025.

I liked this perspective of looking up the hill through the pine trees. The colors were complimentary, and I pulled some sky blue in to the foreground trees for balance.

Waiting, 16x16, Oil, 2025.

I was in downtown Boston waiting for my nephew to arrive. My sister-in-law was framed beautifully in the light streaming through the pillars. Most of the others were using their cell phones. I was happy to see two people talking to each other. I remember a sense of timelessness, not really knowing when the people were going to arrive.

Not New York, 16x12, Oil, 2025.

Last fall as I was walking through the streets of Adams Morgan in DC, I looked down at the ground and saw that someone had placed a sticker on a grate that said "This is not New York." This absurd message made me laugh out loud, so I took a picture looking down, and immortalized the moment. I don't think I'll ever be able to find this exact spot again.

Slot Canyons, Oil, 25 x 32, 2024.

I recently explored the Southwest and visited Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. There I found incredible colors that I was compelled to paint. I chose to paint a triptych of thin vertical canvases to enhance the perception of height and the narrowness of the canyons. The perspective is from the bottom of the canyon, looking straight up. I chose a palette of warm colors enhanced by splashes of reflected blue sky, using fluid, sinuous brushstrokes to follow the canyon's form.

Molly, 16x12, Oil, 2025.

Georgia, 10x8, Oil, 2025.

Molly and Georgia are sisters and are my Grand-Nieces. They were both born in Northern California, and currently live in London. Over the years we've visited their family, and haver enjoyed watching them change and grow in to their individuality.

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