ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I live in a rare and beautiful place at the end of a peninsula. The estuary forms the western boundary, and the ocean stretches out to the east. Everyday I see unusual birds and animals living in this pocket of preserved wildlife habitat. As the seasons pass, I notice a species for the first time, a marsh hawk, Cooper's hawk, glossy ibis, snow goose, fisher or mink. I observe the animals swimming, flying, fishing, hunting, and nesting. In late summer, I camp in the solitude of the north woods wilderness. The lake and stream has it's own unique selection of species, salmon, trout, moose, otters, and eagles. I love to sit on a rock in the stream and paint.
Each winter, I return to the studio to work on large-scale prints inspired by images that I record from nature throughout the year. To develop my monotypes, I create a group of mylar shapes which I ink, print, and re-ink; building up color layers and altering spatial relationships. A series of related work evolves from the printed collection of cut out shapes. What I enjoy most about this process is that I am able to pursue multiple variations of my original idea. The final prints are multiple and varied, brilliantly frontal, or receding in space like the animals themselves, a memory, mysterious, and wild by nature.
BRIEF RESUME
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2005 Ferae: Naturae:Wild By Nature , Elan Fine Arts, Rockland, Maine
- 2003 Monolithic Monotypes, Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
- 2003 Vernal Migrations, Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, Maine
- 2001 Regeneration, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York
- 2000 Prints, Prints, Prints , Davidson & Daughters Contemporary Art, Portland, Maine
- 1999 Aqua: Monumental Monotypes, Between the Muse, Rockland, Maine
- 1998 4 Footed Fantasy: Monotypes , Sola Gallery, Ithaca, New York
- 1998 Of Myth and Dream: New Monotypes, Davidson & Daughters, Portland, Maine
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2005 Water, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, Maine
- 2005 The Art of the Print, Peregrine Press,George Marshall Store Gallery, York, Maine
- 2004 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, Maine
- 2004 Pressing Work, Prints by National Association of Women Artists,Gallery 928,NY
- 2004 National Association of Women Artists Annual, 88 Greenwich St, NYC
Public Collections
- 2004 Zimmerli Art Museum, National Association of Women Artists Permanent Collection,
Rutgers University, NJ - 2004 Indiana University Fine Arts Library, Bloomington, Indiana
- 2003 Babbidge Library Collection, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
- 2000 Olin Art Museum, Collection of Prints, Bates College, ME
Education
- 1976 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Painting
- 1991 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Continuing Education
Current Gallery Representation
- Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York
- Elan Fine Arts, Rockland, Maine
- Mast Cove Gallery, Kennebunkport, Maine
- National Association of Women Artists, New York