Best in Show - Visalia'sTaste the Arts juried show



Captured Moment, Oil on Linen, 40 x 40

Hiking in Northern New Mexico

My most recent travels took me to the mountains in northern New Mexico. I was able to hike during peak color which was a HUGE treat.  I will be posting some of my daily studies as I am working on a new series about memory and place.

A Tidal Gift

Mussel, Oil on maple board, 7" x 5"

During my walks in Rye Harbor, I often find treasures left behind by the tides.

Final Showing of Finding My Place

Visceral Understanding, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 48"

There are two days left to view my current exhibition "Finding My Place" at Arts Visalia. Twenty new pieces of my work, mostly abstract representations of landscapes come together in this show to create a visual journey to the secret, compelling places where childhood imaginations wild. Come take a peek and engage your memories.  Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday Noon to 5:30.  For more information go to http://www.artsvisalia.org/    

Breathe Deep

Breathe Deep oil on canvas 30" x 40"

I was thinking of New England this holiday weekend and how the promise of a blizzard, especially when there was no school, was the best thing we could hope for. The bramble amidst the trees was easy to see against a backdrop of white and we tromped through it all in search of the adventures that awaited us in the distant, unknown land of the back woods!

Through the Eyes of a Child

I recently loaned my camera to a 12 year old friend and budding artist. Her shot of tree tops instantly takes me back to the days of creative daydreaming - of those summer days of when I, accompanied by a possy of wild explorers, created a universe in the woods where the giant hemlock was my palace and the third branch from the bottom was my private room with a view.

Finding My Place

The terrains of our childhood never leave us. In fact, they provide us with secret places, compelling places where playful imaginations can run wild, where discovery can take place and where dreams form. Beneath the cloak of youthful creativit, childhood places assumed a magic that we carry into adulthood.

The paintings in my new series, "Finding My Place," are gardens of the mind, emotional landscapes reminiscent of the special places of my life. The are the places I find in my travels that, reminiscent of my daydreaming places, hold strong physical, psychological, and spiritual meaning for me as an adult.

Save the date:
"Finding My Place," a solo exhibition
January 5-28, 2011

Arts Visalia
214 East Oak Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291-5049
(559) 739-0905