I am drawn to vast spaces. Skies, in particular, fascinate me. I love watching clouds move across the sky continually changing states, a focused seeing that inspires my creativity.
As the daughter of a geology professor and high school biology teacher, I grew up learning that nature was both explainable and full of magic. I want my work to capture an equivalent of light and air, a caught motion, a celebration of nature’s dynamism and mystery.
My intent is to reduce the landscape to essentials, evoking an emotional space that invites you inside while retaining a painterly physicality and surface tension.
The challenge of making a visual and poetic equivalent of the landscape continually pushes me to explore new techniques in monotype. I have specific intentions when I work, but I also respond to what emerges on the plate and intuitively follow the image as it unfolds.