315 W. Saint Julian Street
City Market Art Center
FNU~101
Savannah, GA 31401

912-202-3041

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ARTIST STATEMENT

‘Inner Landscapes’ are abstract figurative works conveying the connection between raw human emotion and the interplay of color and texture.

I believe wholeheartedly that dream time, the collective unconscious, archetypes, the myths, serendipity, the happy accident are all part of an "Inner Landscape" that each of us share in. I get to peek in and pull out a picture of it. Color and emotion along with the action of the application of paint are the major focus of starting a painting. Each work is multi-textured with layer upon layer of pigment and wax. As each piece evolves, I watch how the colors interact, creating, of course, new shades and tones through which shapes (images) begin to emerge. As I begin to see an image or images, an inner dialogue with the painting begins...subtle emotional responses to shapes and colors are internally noted...a word or phrase will come to mind...sometimes insistent...it is important than I continue on with this dialogue until the painting is finished....


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Born

March 26, 1965 ~ Dallas, TX

Education

1987 ~ 1992 fine art studies at Eastfield & Richland Community Colleges

Solo Exhibitions

2010 'Inner Landscapes' ~ Gallery 209 ~ Brunswick, GA

2010 'Inner Landscapes' ~ Picture This Gallery ~ Hilton Head Island, SC

2006 'Parting The Veil' ~ Alvida Art Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

Group Exhibitions

2010 Ruth Hunter & Maureen Kirsten ~ JEA of Savannah ~ Savannah, GA

2009 'Two By Two' ~ Picture This Gallery ~ Hilton Head Island, SC

2009 'EnLIGHTened' ~ Savannah Art Association Group show ~ Savannah, GA

2009 'Artfully Done' ~ Live Auction To Benefit The American Diabetes Association ~ Savannah, GA

2008 'Erotic Art Show' ~ Venus De Milo ~ Savannah, GA

2008 'Across The Universe' ~ A.T. Hun Art Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

2008 'Artfully Done' ~ Live Auction To Benefit The American Diabetes Association ~ Savannah, GA

2007 'The Big Lebowski Show' ~ A.T. Hun Art Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

2007 'Sacred & Profane' ~ Alvida Art Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

2007 'Sensual Pleasures' ~ Alvida Art Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

2006 'Women Of Presence' ~ Alvida Art Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

2005 'Home Sweet Home' ~ Starland Art Center ~ Savannah, GA

2004~2007 two man shows ~ Metals & Paint Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

2003~2006 open house group shows (spring/fall) ~ Alvida Art Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

2002~2003 group shows ~ Gallery By The Sea ~ Tybee Island, GA

2002~2003 group shows ~ Third Floor Gallery ~ Savannah, GA

1994 group shows ~ Miller & White Gallery ~ St. Augustine, FL

1992 Grand Opening ~ ArtWorx Gallery ~ Dallas, TX

1987~1992 student shows ~ Eastfield & Richland Community Colleges ~ Dallas, TX

Publications

2010 ‘Art Scene Hopping at Three Galleries’ (review) ~ The Beaufort Gazette

2007 ‘Secrets Of A Festival Portrait Artist‘~ FOLIO Magazine ~ Portrait Society Of America/Atlanta

2006 ‘Second That Emotion’ ~ Diversions ~ Savannah Morning News

Awards

2007 honorable Mention ~ Tybee Island Fine Art Show

1991 Third Place Ribbon in Student Art Show ~ Richland Community College

1989 Cecil Wallace Fordham Award for excellence in drawing representing Eastfield Community College

1987~1988 various continuing education scholarships