 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.
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 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.
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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.
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