paintings
Friends,
I’m just going to say it…Covid and Winter have gone on entirely too long…
I miss you!
I hope you and yours are doing well and if you need a lift, you’ll stop by
Highline Coffee Art Space, 693 High Street, Worthington, OH
March 3-April 30, 2021
You’ll find happy color, energized abstracts and textural florals
in a variety of sizes for all walls and budgets!
Thanks to Karen Volpe (and Amy Jo Eulberg, not pictured) for the opportunity to share my colorful work with Urban Acupuncture’s clients!
Had a great time at the March 29th opening of my exhibit at Urban Acupuncture! Despite the rainy night, we had many friends stop by to see my Spring-inspired, new work. The show will hang through May, but due to the Center’s treatment schedule might prove difficult to see as a walk-in!
Here are some shots from the opening…special shout out to Chef Brooke from Bleu & Fig!! She whipped up some great appetizer platters and goodies at the last minute for me- delicious is all I can say!!!
This is only half of the goodies by Bleu & Fig Catering!
This is a cozy lil' coffee shop in the heart of Old Worthington, just south of the town square. Stop on in for a caffeinated treat and some lil' paintings and collages...the perfect gift for your kid's dorm room, that empty niche in your home or just a happy gift of color for a friend! I hope you'll stop by so we can chat! I can't wait to connect with you!
"Midnight in Holland", Acrylic on canvas, 12" x 24", Available
I have new paintings and collages hanging in Worthington's Varckette Family Chiropractic offices, 870 High Street, Ste 104, Worthington , OH. Even if you are not a patient, but find yourself in Worthington, pop on in to their offices and ask to take a peek! All are available for sale- just contact me directly!
To know my work is to know I love big, bold color and texture! I like layers and lots of them! But there are also times that I like to change gears and strive for subtlety! In doing so, I tend to bring in white acrylic to soften the scene around the focal point, allowing it to speak. Lately, I have been playing with Alcohol Inks and testing them outside of their intended YUPO paper, to see how well they play with others...
Here's what I am finding...their colors are as bold as I was warned...loving that! They are similar to watercolor in terms of control, but they also lend themselves nicely to "happy mistakes"! They don't play well with gloss medium if they are being painted over, as they can bleed into the gel medium (even after they are dry) but they will happily sit atop of dried gloss medium!
I'm currently working on a series of 12" x 12" panels that combine acrylics with alcohol inks. So far I'm pleased with the results...happy mistakes and all! What do you think?
"You've Got This! Acrylic and alcohol inks on wood, 12" x 12"
These pieces are currently available, if interested, contact me directly for details!
"Poppies", Acrylic and alcohol inks on wood, 12" x 12"
This month's issue of Bexley Living Magazine...
Thank you to Kimarie Martin and Nick Hart of Bexley Living Magazine, for the great interview and photographs for the November issue!
I was recently invited to escape cold, gray Columbus, Ohio for a weekend in Marco Island, Florida to visit my in-laws. I was thrilled to have an entire day and a half of brilliant sunshine, temperatures in the high seventies and the freedom to sink my feet in the sand with my family, lounge on the beach with a good book and to slow down long enough to soak up the colors and patterns around me!
My last day there the weather turned dark and winds were harsh, turning my Florida oasis ironically into the same shade of gray that I had left (and was now preparing to return to) in Ohio! Squeezing in a final walk before heading home, I had to laugh at these guys, each bracing against the strong wind, they refused to move and forced all beachcombers to walk around them!
Back in my studio, a painting I had completed a while back, now proves to be the perfect reminder of my weekend! What color gives you a break from the gray?
