Thursday, July 10, 2008

Artist Statement



Most of the work in these collections were created during my years at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design where I majored in Illustration. Drawing and Painting are ways I can investigate reality, analyze the perfect from the imperfect and distinguish the mundane from the mysterious. I see the human figure as a body of art and enjoy capturing the different textures and shapes that it presents. Similar to the human figure, I find nature as a source of inspiration. Nature offers a wide variety of lines, curves and wonderful textures and colors I can explore and capture. When sketching, I pay close attention to detail but when I’m painting, I feel I’m free to enthusiastically play with colors, hues, and tones. My goal as an illustrative artist is not just to accurately depict, but to express something that will conjure up fond memories for my viewers, be it a special place, that significant other or simply a particular moment in their time.

LADIES HAVING TEA Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 13" x 17"

NUDE FOREST Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 26" x 19"


NUDE FOREST (detail) Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil


LADY AND THE DOG Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 11" x 13"


LIFE Mixed Media, 9" x 9"


SKELET Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 15" x 20"


HUMAN DOMINATION Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 19" x 26"


THE GIVING TREE Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 19" x 26"


NUDE FOREST (detail)


LADY READING LOVE LETTER Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor, 13" x 15"


THE GIVING TREE (detail)


BUTTERFLY PATTERN Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 9" x 12"


BLOOMING INFANT Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 10" x 12"


LOVE POEM Watercolor & Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 13" x 20"


THE KITCHEN Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 36" x 24"


PEAR DANCE Waxed Prismacolor Pencil, 24" x 18"


CAFE Watercolor, 18" x 16"


STILL LIFE Watercolor, 15" x 11"


VIOLINS Guache, 14" x 16"


JULIE Mixed Media, 13" x 15"


DIARY Watercolor, 18" x 16"








































































































































































Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Black & White Collection



CRITICAL THINKING Graphite on Paper, 8" x 11"




LOVE TRIANGLE Graphite on Vellum Paper, 20" x 14"




THE CARVED LAMP Graphite on Paper, 13" x 16"




MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS scene Graphite on Vellum Paper, 20" x 14"




GRANDFATHER Graphite on Paper, 8" x 11"




Graphite on Paper, 14" x 19"




PAIR OF OLD BOOTS Graphite on Paper, 12" x 14"




SUMMER BOUQUET Graphite on Paper, 8.5" x 11"



THE DANCE OF YOUTH Graphite on Paper, 16" x 22"




PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL Graphite on Paper, 8.5" x 11"




STEVE MADDEN Graphite on Paper, 14" x 22"




TIN TEA Graphite on Paper, 17" x 14"



EDGAR ALLAN POE Graphite on Paper, 15" x 19"




GLASS REFLECTION Graphite on Paper, 14" x 18"



"IMAGINE" John Lennon Graphite on Paper, 14" x 17"



POVERTY Graphite on Paper, 12" x 14"




STUDIO Graphite on Vellum Paper, 15" x 14"





































































































































Monoprint Paintings



CROSS Monoprint, 13" x 28"




EARTH AND SKY Monoprint, 13" x 28"




CLOUDY NIGHT Monoprint, 13" x 29"





TURBULANT NATURE Monoprint, 13" x 28"







UNTITLED Monoprint, 15" x 22"