I've always been fascinated with maps, perhaps because I love travel, but I remember being amazed as a kid that a map could tell you EXACTLY where you were going and how to get there. Nothing approximate about it. That may be why they've ended up in my art. Or maybe it's just that I love the texture, I love the way it gives a piece another dimension, a particular place to land. My work is about faraway places as well as home. Traveling the world, I've realized I love to watch people in everyday activities, whether it be selling chai on a bustling street corner, or riding a bicycle through inconceivable traffic. I love to watch their limbs, their movement, the subtle ways they hold themselves, their feet, their hands. I don't like to use photographs to remember a place because the art loses its whimsy. I like quirkiness in everything, including the way a building stands and my choice of flavored lattes.
And more recently I am finding the beauty in my backyard: my garden, the Yuba River, the neighbor's rooster.
My artwork is currently sold in galleries and shops throughout the country AND at art shows and festivals. I love the travel, the interaction and the new inspiration that comes from distant and not-so-distant places.
AWARDS : I've been honored with many awards throughout my career, most notably, 1st , 2nd and 3rd places at the Sausalito Art Festival and Denver's Cherry Creek Arts Festival (two top shows in the country). I have also served as art juror at several festivals, including twice for the Sausalito Art Festival. But the biggest award of all is that the dream I followed continues to bring new places, new people into my life, adding a richness I couldn't have gotten elsewhere.
