‘Do you know that a person has only one eye which sees and registers everything, this eye, like a superb camera takes minute pictures, very sharp, tiny and with that picture a person tells himself: ‘This time I know the reality of things,” and he is calm for a moment.  Then, slowly superimposing itself on the picture another eye makes its appearance, invisibly, which makes an entirely different picture for him… Now it has command of the situation, the second eye can then continue its work alone and elaborate its own picture according to the laws of interior vision.  This very special eye is found here,’ says Matisse, pointing to his brain.    * Matisse on Art, by Jack Flam;  University of California Press, copyright 1995

 

     I started my journey of turning sensations into perceptions, perceptions into form as far back as I can remember.  I attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City and continued to widen my vision, both in music (Viola) and the visual arts.  In 1983 I graduated from Parsons School of Design as a Crafts Major earning a BFA in Surface Design.

 

     After graduating from Parsons School of Design I worked for Michelle Lester Studios weaving large tapestries for commercial spaces.  During that time I continued to study papermaking, painting, printing, and began showing my work in New York City galleries.   My work is in both public and private collections.

 

      In 1986 I moved from New York City to the Berkshires.   I continue to paint brightly colored landscapes and still life, working toward a simplification of ideas and form using elements such as color, shape and line to express feeling and movement.  My paintings are observations that I have made for many years about the character of my subjects and do not depend on forms or details as they are seen exactly in nature but on my feelings and relationship to the subjects I have chosen.

These works are executed with oil paint, watercolor and gauche on canvas or paper.  

 

      In 1998 in memory of my friend/mentor/art teacher, Philip Warner, I created the design for the Berkshire Aids Association logo, which is used on their stationary, tee shirts, bags and holiday cards.