I am a retired elementary school teacher and my residence and studio are in Fulton, New York where I taught for thirty-one years. After I retired in 2000, I returned to the State University College at Oswego to pursue art.
The work which I am exhibiting is the result of mixing various media. My interest is in creating unique surfaces using tissue paper, packaging paper, matte medium, glue, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, etc. My intent is to marry the more intuitive and emotive surface with a technically detailed drawing. I create a drawing and a surface and then begin the task of melding these two elements to create the finished piece. At times, the surface is the instrument of inspiration; at other times it is the image itself.
I have no real preferences in subject matter. I create pieces featuring animals, plants, toys, fruit, vegetables, vases, etc. I also collage images. Presently I am creating work for True North Gallery in Hamilton, Massachusetts, which specializes in authentic work from native artists of the far northern areas of the globe. My work is sold as “Inspired by the North.” So at this time my artwork includes polar bears, caribou, birch trees, etc.
I am also interested in doing art with Eastern themes-bamboo, koi, cranes, etc. Basically, I do whatever I am drawn to at that particular time.
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