Artist Statement and Biography
As a painter living and working in Wellfleet, I draw my inspiration from the natural surroundings on the outer shores of the Cape. The repetition of my footsteps over the sand and the cadence of the waves crashing along the shore are the elemental rhythm to which my thoughts unfold. This lonely stretch of outer beach is my creative workshop. Here I find artistic energy, tease out tangled thoughts and break through creative roadblocks. Inspiration may present itself wrapped in a thick blanket of winter fog, tumbling along stormy waves or afloat upon the mirrored surface of a quiet sea.
All of these dreamlike images inform my work. I reinterpret them to evoke an emotional response. My chosen medium is oil paint. I often layer the canvas with thick impasto and dripping paint. I might make marks upon the surface with broken shards of shells, or with driftwood sticks I find along the shoreline. The ever-changing peninsula is a constant source of ideas.
I maintain a studio in Wellfleet, where I live with my husband, Bob, and daughter, Sasha. For over 30 years we have farmed a six-acre shellfish grant cultivating oysters and clams. Art runs in the family. Bob is a figurative artist and Sasha a ceramicist.
I grew up in rural Connecticut. I studied at the Boston Architectural Center and Parsons School of Design/The New School where I received my degree. My work is in the permanent collection of The Cape Museum of Art, Yale New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital and numerous private collections. I am a signature member of the National Association of Women Artists and represented by AMZehnder Gallery, Wellfleet.
