Abstract Expression of the Landscape

My sister in law and I go to Brandywine farm where Andrew Wyeth painted.  From the plein air paintings, I go back in the art studio to expand the ideas.  I am interested in abstract expression of the...

From a Drawing to an Oil Painting

At the Arts Students League’s short poses class, I sit at the edge of the room.  This is where I can see both models at the same time. Drawing them together creates an unconscious dialog. The juxtaposing of the models in different poses brings its own expression. In...

Moving Out of My Comfort Zone

From a sketch working with live models I am painting to take the drawing to a different place. It is hard to attempt to move out of my comfort zone. I’m trying to be looser with the paint and the look of the entire...

Unconscious Stories – Bodies have their own language.

This fall I have been going to the Art Students League to draw with live models in short poses.  They have two models so I have been drawing them both together.  As a dancer and choreographer, I was always fascinated about the unconscious stories created with bodies...

Night Fall Series on Canvas

Night Falls Three themes have been inspiring a new series of artwork. The first theme is Longyear Gallery’s spring series about night. The second theme is my ongoing fascination about merry go round.   I am fascinated especially of the carved horses at the Central...