About Me
I love color: bright, chromatic colors, monochromatic colors, subdued neutrals, intense and vibrant neons, muted earth tones…. all color!
My career as a hairstylist and colorist spans 30 years now, and that long tenure has taught me to look and carefully see what is in front of me; to see color, shape and composition. It has taught me how to see beauty in every person and how to enhance that natural beauty by changing the shape of a haircut and even the tone of the hair color.
Bringing joy and happiness to people’s lives through some artistic expression has always been a personal aspiration.
ART: The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
I have minimal formal education in art, having majored in architecture and ultimately receiving a degree in cosmetology. I am a self-taught artist working primarily with oil and cold wax medium. My work tends to lean abstract with an emphasis on line, color and texture.
By using tools such as squeegees, brayers, and even my fingers, I create surfaces that invite viewers to engage visually and tactilely. These surfaces with the textures revealing the underlying layers always remind me of an aged door or wall from either childhood or travels to old cities with structures rich in color that have been worn down with an ancient history and left in a state of beautiful decay.
Color is an essential element in my practice of art. Fields of unexpected color combinations combining subdued neutrals and bursts of chromatic colors, encourage viewers to look more closely and uncover the subtleties within each painting. Contrasting lines and marks dance across the painting keeping you engaged as you continue to notice small details within each.
Ultimately, my work is an invitation to pause and reflect, to smile. I want the viewer to feel the fun that I had while creating each piece, to immerse themselves in the textures and colors, and perhaps connect with a memory or emotion. Through oil and cold wax, I strive to capture the essence of what it means to be human-imperfect, complex and deeply beautiful.
