Sculpted Canvases These pieces express certain visceral experiences- moments, both sublimely quiet, and those that rush with sensation. The sculpture comes out of my full contact and involvement with the work- I need to mold it with my hands as well as apply paint. The gesture evokes the feelings of the moment. They are memories, sensations, and feelings that recall another memory, another sensation. They began when I met my husband, whose presence in my life introduced rich, full color back into my palette.

Witness (2/07) (16" x 40")

Release (10/28/07) (39" x 39")

Soft Afternoon (3/07) (56" x 38") sold

Water and Wind (12/06) (46" x 34")

Embrace (6/06) (26" 26")- not for sale

In Progress

As process is often the most interesting part of a work to me, I take daily photos of my paintings to track them as they develop. Here are a few in progress in this series. Often a particular stage will be quite unappealing. It may need to be far brighter than I would like, or even a color opposite to the finished one. The trick is to be so aware of the following stages that this does not discourage one from those necessary stages.

A Piece In Progress...

3 rounds of sculpting in to "untitled" (5th sculpted piece)
several stages into painting
I did the hands to this point all in one day (8/24/07) Sadly this shot doesn't really show the subtlty of the underpainting behind them. I made additions to the sculpted part during an earlier session.
Refining on the hands, (8/28/07). current title for this work is "release"
8/31/07
10/16/07 I am putting just a little bit of flesh into this. Two or three layers and this is done. For some sections to get more fleshlike, and for the background and the substance falling.	detail of the paint layers in the lower section
detail from the finished painting.