FLORAL IMAGES
"Amaryllis Unfolding" 22"x 30" watercolor
"I find myself searching for the right form for its expression, and trying to pin down, in my own mind, just what it is that I need to say about the subject. What is essential? What do I feel? What qualities does the subject have that define it? How can I, first of all, express it through line, shapes, color, texture, and a point of view that captures the subject, and can convey it to the world?
"Amaryllis In Season"
22"x 30" watercolor
Amaryllis, one of the subjects that subjects that entrances me in the Winter Season
"Amaryllis Duet"
22"x 30" watercolor
Another interpretation of my touchstone, the annual amaryllis. I hope I never tire of its beauty.
"Contrapunto" watercolor 22"x 30"
There is an inevitability about how each painting finds its way onto a canvas or page. Through the kind of 'personal dialogue' in which the painting and I engage, there comes to fruition a necessary conclusion. This is the final form that the painting takes on."
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Orchid for Ketubah below
Ketubah for Lindsay and Mike
"Awaken to Spring"
22"x 30" watercolor
A Spring assortment of Tulips, Daffodils, Irises, prompted this painting. It seemed like Spring was finally showing itself after a long cold Winter in Michigan.
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"Bronzed Lilies" watercolor 22"x 30"
My working process is about letting the idea and imagery lead me from the painting's inception. I recognize that with each new project, there is a particular way that it needs to be expressed, that is integral to its nature. I need to find the place within me that connects, in a way that I share one-ness with the inspiration, creating the image that evolves.
"Jimson Weeds of the Foothills" watercolor 22"x 30"
The painting process, for me, is the way I find to get to the heart of what's compelling about the subject to me, and describe it for myself....to pin it down. Thereby, to convey its essence to the viewer.