About the artist
As a self-taught artist I started painting only a few years ago when a combination of circumstances gave me the encouragement and inspiration to try my hand at something I had always longed to do.
My preferred medium is pastels for their brilliant colors, multiple possibilities and ease of use.
I am constantly learning and evolving as an artist. I enjoy experimenting with color, style and subject matter. Forms, lines, color and their juxtaposition is what captivates me in a landscape, be it natural or manmade. People fascinate me when they convey an emotion, a message, or make me curious.
And then there is the light…… it’s all about the light.
In my art I try to capture not only what I see, but also the feelings the subject evoke in me. It is my hope that the viewer will connect with my art emotionally - not just as something that is pleasing to the eye.
Over the years I have been taking thousands of photos and continue to do so. Some of these photos now serve as inspiration and reference.
I have exhibited locally at Firehouse gallery in Milford, as well as Milford Arts Center, Lyme Art Association Gallery, Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, City-Wide Open Studios New Haven, New Haven Paint and Clay Club and Colors of Humanity Art on-line gallery
Awards:
2nd place in the Advanced Artist Category in the Weir Farm Art in the Park 2022 online contest.
Merit Award, Connecticut Pastel Society Member Exhibit 2021
The Weiss Sisters Prize, New Haven Paint and Clay Club´s 119th Annual Juried Art Exhibition 2020
Jack Richeson & Company Award III at Connecticut Pastel Society´s Member Exhibition 2020
Honorable Mention at Milford Arts Council Waterscapes Exhibit 2019
First prize at Pastel Guild of Europe's on-line contest December-January 2018-19
Third place in the "Go Figure" show at The Firehouse Gallery 2019
Honorable mention Pastel Guild of Europe's on-line Summer contest 2018
Second place at The Firehouse Gallery show "From the Garden", April 2018
Hull´s Art Supply and Framing Award at Connecticut Pastel Society´s member-show 2018
Honorable mention at The Firehouse Gallery show "Go Figure", January 2018
Honorable mention at The Firehouse Gallery show “Reflections”, March 2017
Honorable mention at Connecticut PastelSociety´s Purely Pastel Exhibition 2016
Third place at Milford Arts Council and Milford Yacht Club Marine show 2016
First prize at Milford Arts Center show “Arboretum” in 2015
Memberships:
Pastel Guild of Europe
Milford Arts Council
CT pastel Society
Lyme Art Association
New Haven Paint & Clay Club
Connecticut Women Artists
American Women Artists