PASTEL LANDSCAPES & SEASCAPES

I am an artist with two homes. My childhood home was Southern California, while I have spent most of my adult life in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many of my pieces are recognizable scenes of the Twin Cities lakes and parks or the beaches and unique landscapes of the California coast. They represent places that are dear to my heart and part of my personal story. My goal for each of my works is to draw the viewer deeply into the painting, and to evoke emotions and memories that are personal and meaningful. In any specific painting, I gravitate toward brilliant colors and the contrasting interplay of light and dark. I use very soft pastels on archival artist’s sandpaper. This combination of medium and substrate allows me to add layer upon layer of rich pigment, giving the images a more painterly effect and an intense depth of color. The tactile sensation of the pigment spreading across the grit of the sandpaper physically connects me to the evolving image, taking me back to the essence of the natural scene. 

Updated 3/9/2019