About the Artist
I love to paint. A prolific artist as a child, I experimented with my grandfather’s various art supplies. Pencil, pen, ink, charcoal, oil, pastel, and colored pencil all had a place at my easel. The easel was supplanted by text books when I studied engineering in the 80’s, and right brain supplanted by left due to the rigor of coursework. After years of attending to my career and life’s circumstances, my art has thankfully regained its place in my life. As in my childhood, I can spend many blissful hours in my studio and wonder where the time has gone.
My medium of choice is watercolor. For me, it is the most difficult medium to master, as it seems to have a mind of its own. One is never truly in control of its flow. To be a watercolorist is to agree to be in partnership with the water, guiding it but never dictating. As in life, you can have certain goals and aspirations, but the outcome isn’t always as planned or expected. Watercolor has taught me a lot about relaxing into the journey, rather than being rigidly attached to the goal. I enjoy painting with soft pastels on occasion, as well.
I paint what I love. I am blessed to have been raised, and still live, in Rhode Island - the Ocean State. I have a short walk to beautiful Narragansett Bay, where I can listen to the meditative cries of the gulls and the lonely call of a nearby foghorn. My childhood was also blessed with annual family excursions to western Maine, where we camped in the wilderness, immersed in mountain vistas, mysterious night sounds, and that wonderful balsam scent. The Vacation State is my second home now, where I can spend endless hours in the forest, contemplating leaves, streams, and salamanders. The natural world and the creatures that inhabit it have always captured my heart. This, in addition to my gardens and pets, all present endless material to paint. I hope you enjoy my work.