About her Art

As new influences appeared in my life, I explored them with rigour. The Spanish motif dominated my existence for over a decade; Late for the Dance, Flamenco dancers with carnations in their hair, the bulls and matadors, and recurrent studies of Spanish Masters. Previous interests were molded by North American Abstract Expressionist and the search for female role models such as Kahlo, Morisot and Cassatt. Obsessed with form and colour and hyper vigilant of surroundings, I have created pieces that show my love and admiration of materials from cloth to wood to metals, as in the Moroccan Teapots, Sierra Mountains and Michigan Trees. At times the works include symbolic representations of social rituals and sometimes they reflect upon the human fragility and frustration which often leads to self destruction, and perhaps, reconstruction. The passing of time as witnessed in self-portraits and painting through the mirror, blissful love, youthful innocence and always, hope. Should you hold on to it, or not? “La esperanza es lo último que se pierde” Caja de Pandora