This is a selection of my bird paintings from 2020 - 2024. They range in their stylistic approaches. A few of the works incorporate pieces of my old woodcut prints from college. It was exciting to experiment with surface and repurpose these images. I like the element of time and history it adds to the work.
24” x 28”, acrylic on parachute cloth, 2023
16” x 36” , Acrylic on parachute cloth, 2022
16” x 20” , Acrylic and collage on paper , 2023
24” x 60” , Acrylic on Parachute Cloth, 2023
17” x 26” , acrylic and collage on parachute cloth, 2023
12” x 16”, acrylic and collage on paper, 2022
15” x 22”, colored pencil, acrylic, watercolor, and crayon on paper, 2022
15” x 22” , acrylic on paper, 2022
12” x 16” , acrylic and collage on paper, 2022
20” x 26” , acrylic on panel, 2023
8” x 8” , watercolor and graphite on paper, 2020
I was awarded a weeklong residency at the Lacawac Field Station and Research Center in the Poconos to explore bird behavior. I spent the week field sketching and exploring their nature preserve sighting and marveling in the early summer activities. Most notably the songs birds singing for summer love.
33” x 21” , Acrylic on Parachute Cloth, 2024
12” x 24” , Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
24” x 36” , Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
24” x 36” , Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
12'“ x 24“ , Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
12” x 24” , Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
Jungle Boogie is a collection of gorilla imagery from 2022 to present. The Gorilla share 98% of our DNA- these works explore self portraits as well as begin to reimagine our music culture. Gorillas are gentle giants and i’ve always enjoyed pairing toughness with the gentle and silly. The imagery started involving into portraits of musicians . I was wondering if zoo animals are ever exposed to music from their handlers and was tickled at the idea of animals dreaming about themselves as musicians.
***For the record ’m not that into Planet of the Apes.
23” x 17 3/4”, Ink, Crayon, and Graphite on paper, 2022
17” x 23” , Ink , Crayon, Metallic Pen on paper, 2022
7” x 11” , Acrylic, Ink, and Colored Pencil on Paper, 2022
7” x 11” , Ink, Colored Pencil, and Crayon on paper, 2022
15” x 22” , Acrylic on Paper, 2022
23” x 17 1/2” , Ink , Crayon, Acrylic, and Graphite on paper, 2022
23” x 17” , Ink, Metallic Pen, and Crayon on paper, 2022
22 3/4” x 17 1/4” , Acrylic and Crayon on Paper, 2022
23” x 17” , Ink, Acrylic, and Graphite on paper, 2022
23” x 17” , Acrylic on Paper, 2022
23” x 17 1/2” , Ink, Acrylic, and Crayon on paper, 2023
This is a series of screen printed editions and monoprints. These pieces were made in 2017 - 2018 while volunteering at Second State Press in Philly.
It was very liberating and exciting to work spontaneously with silhouettes and line work to explore color and layering.
30” x 22” , Screen print on stone henge paper , 2017
15” x 22” , Screen Print on Stone Henge paper, 2017
22” x 30” , Screen Print on Stone Henge, 2017
22” x 30 “ , Screen Print on Stone Henge paper, 2017
30” x 22”, Screen Print on Stone Henge paper, 2018
22” x 30” , Screen Print on Stone Henge Paper, 2017
15” x 22” , Screen Print and Suminagashi ink on Stone Henge paper, 2018
18” x 12” , Screen Print on French Paper, 2018
28” × 22” , Screen Print on French Paper, 2018
12” x 18” , Screen Print on French Paper, 2018
12” x 30” , Screen Print, Watercolor, Colored Pencil, on Reeves BFK, 2018
This Series of paintings were developed from sketchbook drawings exploring cubist style approaches of white ink on black paper.
My friend gave me a black paper sketchbook for Christmas in 2019 and I thought, “what am I going to do with this?”. These drawings became the basis of these compositions. It’s exciting to see the progression of the drawings into paintings.
My intention is to be loose and free and embrace color and my intuition with imaging jungle scenes. I’m definitely channeling my inner Henri Rousseau.
14” x 30”, acrylic on parachute cloth, 2023
22” x 30” , acrylic on paper, 2022
15” x 22” , acrylic on paper, 2023
“12 × 24” , Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
“12 × 24”, Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
12” x 24” , Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
22” x 30”, Acrylic on Paper, 2024
22” x 30”, Acrylic, Ink, and collage on paper, 2022
“20 × 28”, Acrylic on Paper, 2024
6” x 8” , Ink, Colored Pencil, Crayon, 2024
6” x 8” , Ink, Colored Pencil, Crayon, 2024
8” x 6” , Ink, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Crayon, 2024
