My painting style is based on what I love and find endlessly fascinating –
light, color and the unconscious feelings they arouse in me. The inspiration for
my art comes from so many places, beginning with my childhood memories of Miami,
Florida, where I grew up. It was a place of sensuality, tropical colors, and people
of different nationalities and cultures – a place of vibrant, beautifully
adorned Latino women and those around them. I try to recreate in my paintings the
feelings that these experiences aroused in me – the joy of being alive, of
being able to experience the intensity of color and light all around me, and the
experience and joy of being a woman.
Travels to museums in Italy and France greatly influenced my painting style. I was
completely drawn to the expressiveness of the Post-Impressionists, the colors and
subjects of Matisse and Van Gogh, the sensuality of Gauguin and Lautrec. These
painters spoke to me in ways that went beyond words and explanations. And this
is what I try to achieve in my own way with my paintings…feelings that
can’t be explained, only experienced viscerally. It’s only paint
on canvas; yet, miraculously, it can provoke feelings of being alive. This
is what I try to achieve.
Currently I am working on a series of abstract women using mixed media, materials
and anything I can think of! I use live models for inspiration and then go
from there. It’s great fun. My studio is open anytime to just come and
look around!
Shows and Awards:
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The Abby at Lafayette - Award winner |
- Gateway Gallery – Guest Artist, May, June 2009
- St. Louis Naughtigras – 2009
- Habitat for Humanity", Harrisburg, PA - 2009
- “Passion for Painting” – 2008, Art show at “The Desoto” with Mary Bearman and Henryk Ptasiewicz
- Art & Air, 2006, 2007– Webster Groves, Missouri
- Art & Air, 2006 – Award for Painting – Second Place
- Belas Artes – 2007 “Hearts” Collaborative Show with Henryk Ptasiewicz
- Belas Artes – 2006, 2007 Lafayette Square Paint-Out
- Belas Artes Quick Paint Floral Competition – 2006 – 1st Place
- Third Degree Glass Factory, 2007
- Lafayette Square Guilded Age Quick Paint Exhibition 2007- 1st Place
- Studio Altius “Let Them Eat Art” – 2008, Honorable Mention
- Drive Agency 2008– Environmental collaboratives with Henryk Ptasiewicz
- The Moulin, Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Fashion Show - 2008
- World Trade Center – Clayton,Missouri – Art St. Louis 2006
- Fleishman Hillard – Art St. Louis 2006
- Venus Envy, 2004, 2005
- Women’s Caucus, St. Louis Branch
- St. Louis Artists Guild
- Grafica Fine Art Gallery, Saint Louis, MO
- RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
- Belas Artes, Saint Louis, MO
- Arch Framing and Design (Collaborative work with Henryk Ptasiewicz), St. Louis, MO
- Cyranos Café and Wine Bar , Saint Louis, MO
- Daisy Clover, Saint Louis, MO
- The Vino Gallery, 4701 McPherson Avenue, Saint louis, MO
- Mama Figlia, 1221 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO
Please feel free to contact me with questions about my art. |
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