Aquatic Motif

My work invites explorations of the aquatic realm. I curated a collection of a variety of compositions that evoke this ecology.

On the Way, 24” x 26”, acrylic on canvas

Satellite of Love

Satellite of Love, 30” x 42”, acrylic on canvas

Three Sails to Refuge painting

Three Sails to Refuge, 30” x 30”, acrylic on canvas

Hidden Hotspots painting

Hidden Hotspots, 20” x 24”, acrylic on canvas

Extra Dimensions painting

Extra Dimensions, 22.5 x 24”, acrylic on canvas

Crest painting

Crest, 36” x 36”, acrylic on canvas

Siren Song painting

Siren Song, 48” x 72”, acrylic on canvas

Shape Shifter

Shape Shifter, 24” x 24”, acrylic on canvas

Wishbone painting

Wishbone, 20” x 20”, acrylic on canvas

Night Croquet

Night Croquet, 40” x 60”, acrylic on canvas

Drawbridge painting

Drawbridge, 48” x 72”, acrylic on canvas

Allure painting

Allure, 24” x 24”, acrylic on canvas

 

Star-Shaped Sand Motif

I often paint a subject that excites me in multiple different ways over time in paper and on canvas. The following five pieces all explore the star shaped sand motif. Some pieces are small and one is very large. Together they show the range of my process and the love that I have for depicting a diversity of painting compositions.

Seeing Stars 2, acrylic on paper, 2021

Star-shaped, 10” h x 8” w, acrylic on canvas, 2021

Daily Drawings Week 2 No 6, acrylic on paper, 10” h x 8” w, 2020

Seeing Stars, 60” h x 60” w, acrylic on canvas, 2021

Ghost Forest, acrylic and spray paint on paper, 16” h x 20” w, 2021

 

Recurring Motifs- Tracheids

There are some patterns or motifs that I have been repeating in my work for as long as I can remember.  For example in Moon Pollinators the webbing pattern is repeated twice in this detail of the painting as a large structure in light ultramarine blue and then as a small pattern in light violet.   Looking at images of tracheid cells in plants originally inspired the motif and you can see it repeated in many of my paintings.  It has become part of my visual vocabulary as an artist.  Similar to the trachea in the human body, the tracheids transport and distribute important elements like water and salts to all the different parts of the plant.  It’s how the plants breathe and live.   At first, my heart responded with joy in viewing the tracheids intricate patterns and magnificent color variations. Next I was further drawn to its function as a vessel.  I find the subject of a vessel is rich with poetic metaphor and creates content or meaning in the painting.  The tracheid pattern draws attention to the subject and is further transformed through the process of painting.  I see this pattern in my work like a vessel that holds and transports our vital life essence and also creates a road map for experience as humans.