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Born in Washington DC, my early years
were spent playing on the Capitol grounds. When my father's
job transferred the family home to Boston, Massachusetts,
my future was set. Art was always a part of my education in
the Boston public schools. I will never forget the thrill
of opening a metal box of brightly colored ovals in painting
class. How I loved working with the tools that the teacher
brought to class. It was so exciting to win an award and have
my painting hang in the principal's office.
The desire and love of art was always
there. While I studied nursing, my future husband and I had
many "cheap dates" at the wonderful Boston Museum
of Art. Marriage, family, work and frequent moves put art
on the back burner. Eventually, I was able to study with some
enormously talented teachers at colleges and art museums all
over the country. Their push to work hard, take chances, reach
and stretch gave me the grit to fulfill my dream to do art.
My husband encouraged me to take the leap and I have never
looked back.
My nursing background gave me the love
and respect of the human body which translated into my initial
emphasis of painting figurative pastels. Today I place those
figures into etchings that challenge the viewer to envision
a story. The figure will always be an important part of my
art.
In travels, I've noticed the beautiful
sense of pattern in the landscape. While flying over the country,
I was dazzled and amazed at the design and form of the fields
below. These farms are functional yet have a symmetry that
is breathtaking. I started a "farm series' that continues
to this day with the current pieces that deal with the invasion
of the subdivision into farmland.
Thus, I continue to work in two parallels--the
figurative, contemplative "dream" series and the
landscape evolution of the "farm" series. Eventually
they may well overlap. Who knows what lies ahead but the intersection
of the human with the land will always challenge me.
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