Statement
“Try to make something so beautiful it hurts.”
Dorothea Rockburne
I’m inspired to create the perception of light and space in my work by the detailed and lush textures of Baroque Dutch still life as well as the atmosphere of American Luminism. With careful rendering and attention to detail, one petal hovers in front of another, suggesting the thinnest of textures, and recreating the sense of wonder I get from the garden.
This approach creates a sense of order, and at times, calmness, that I find reassuring, and necessary. The last several years have been very trying, have left people stuck in place, and have left many searching for something in which to find hope and joy; with these paintings I hope to share some of mine.