Breakout is an expression of repression and isolation leading to escape and hope.

Restricted by the Pandemic, I retreated like so many others, to my studio. I was happy to have all that uninterrupted time to begin a new series.

I was printing on paper but couldn’t get the richness of colors I so dearly wanted to express. I felt the need to use bright intense color which I hoped would bring some cheer to others as well as myself. Using acrylic paint, I set up a grid in which to frame my colors and forms. The grid was a metaphor for the confinement of isolation and the unknown.

I have always been interested in color so I worked with new palettes of color combinations and color saturations. The forms I have been working with for the past several years consisted of abstracted forms of plant life and organic forms. These forms I have used throughout my career in sculpture and installation as well as mixed media on paper. My new garden in Sonoma County are constantly providing a renewed attachment to plant life and a much needed sense of calm.

“All Together Now”

Breakout Installation
2022

“Upended and Asked #1”

Acrylic/canvas, framed
36 x 24 in.
2024

“Upended and Asked #2”

Acrylic/canvas, framed
36 x 24 in.
2024

“Scramble #4”

Acrylic/canvas
30 x 30 in.
2024

“Scramble #3”

Acrylic/canvas
30 x 30 in.
2024

“Scramble #2”

Acrylic/canvas
19 x 14 in.
2024

“Scramble #1”

Acrylic/canvas
19 x 14 in.
2024

“Spring Unfurling”

Acrylic/canvas
24 x 20 in.
2023

“Burst #1“

Acrylic/Wood Panel
33 x 72 in.
2024

“Burst #2“

Diptych
Acrylic/Canvas
24 x 48 in.
2024

“That Sort of Thing #8“

Acrylic/Wood Panel
40 x 30 in.
2024

“May is for Peonies #2”

Acrylic/canvas
36 x 24 in.
2023

“Kangaroo Paws #1”

Acrylic/canvas
24 x 36 in.
2023

“Kangaroo Paws 2”

Acrylic/canvas
24 x 36 in.
2023

“Tango”

Acrylic/canvas
36 x 24 in.
2023

“Samba”

Acrylic/canvas
36 x 24 in.
2023

“Cerulean Syncopation”

Acrylic/canvas
48 x 36 in.
2023

“July Garden”

Acrylic/canvas
48 x 36 in.
2023

“Unexpected Vista”

Acrylic/wood panel
30 x 40 in.
2023

“Amber Light”

Acrylic/canvas
48 x 24 in.
2023

“Greening”

Acrylic/canvas
36 x 48 in.
2023

“Denim Daze #2”

Acrylic/canvas
36 x 36 in.
2022

“Climbing Blue #2”

Acrylic/paper
20.5 x 29.5 in.
2022

“Standying with Ukraine”

Acrylic/canvas
36 x 36 in.
2022

“Mustard Fields”

Acrylic and paper/canvas
28 x 20 in.
2022

“April Garden”

Acrylic/canvas
48 x 36 in.
2022

“Check Mate”

Acrylic/canvas
26 x 24 in.
2022

“Show Me”

Acrylic/canvas
24x 40 in.
2022