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Adorning Church Walls
I’m honored to display 10 of my paintings at Unity of Sussex County in Lafayette, NJ, through mid -February of 2022. This church/meeting house has such a spiritual feeling that’s really inspiring, & the congregation is warm & welcoming. ...
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Abandoned Giant
I like old, abandoned structures & this one really touched me & so I painted it! It's in the middle of nowhere (yes, a very rural area of NJ!) & you hear birds chirping & cows mooing & see the wild vegetation taking over. This is the...
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Sweet Escape” Has Found a New Home!
This was purchased recently & I hope the new owners will smile & feel the calmness as they walk by it every day! It’s based on one of the little alleys in Paros, Greece, which my husband and I visited several years ago. I loved...
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Final Approach
I felt very honored to receive an award for this oil painting at a recent Art Assoc. of Roxbury show! I wanted to convey the tension of coming in to land at Aeroflex (Andover, NJ), where the runway starts just where the lake ends! ...
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My Calendar Art
My painting was selected to appear on the November page of an NJ calendar! This is Grace Lord Park in Boonton, NJ & I wanted to capture the late autumn hues, ribbons of water flowing over the dam & flecks of light dancing across the...
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Making the Connection between Art & Healing
Nine of my paintings continue to be on display at Chilton Hospital in Pompton Plains. One of my favorites is "Sweet Escape," & I included it because it suggests calm & also takes you on a mental journey of trying to smell the flowers &...
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Five Generations of Iron Workers
This oil painting was a commission to capture 5 generations of ironworkers in the same family. I loved the challenge, & departure from the landscapes & lake scenes I often painted last year & venturing into architectural lines & figures. I’ve admired NYC skyscrapers for many...
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Meet “Chief”
This was a commission in which I re-envisioned the iconic Lake Mohawk Indian symbol. It was a wonderful experience, in part because of all the encouragement I received each time I submitted progress photos! What a great client! I had fun playing with texture & line in...
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The Rat-a-Tat Band
I learned a lot from this piece! The inspiration was a photo from my backyard of two woodpeckers, with drab March foliage as the background. It took a lot of experimenting with the composition, color & texture to get it right. It was a lesson...
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