ARTIST STATEMENT

I explore the simplicity of the horizon line.

The sea is where I feel most connected to the universe. When traveling the world to coastal destinations, my sketchbooks and journals served as a permanent memory of heaven and earth. Using watercolors, paint, and graphite with an adhesive medium adhering beach sand, rocks, and shells, my images capture the essence of its location. Archival work includes the beaches of Bali, Lombok, Koh Samui, Maui, Nice, Nantucket, Turks & Caicos, Mayan Riviera, Gili Islands, Los Roques, and Cabo San Lucas.

My new work focuses on the Long Island Sound.

The Connecticut coastline, known for its oysters and views of Long Island, serves as my inspiration. The coastline consists of diverse rocks, stones, and seashells. I have a collection of drawings and paintings and photography, capturing the the beauty and serenity of the Sound.  I have also composed a series of intimate sculptures where lifeless shells are supported by hundred-thousand-year-old stones. The gentle balance creates striking architectural compositions that defy nature and yet may appear to have formed in the depths of the Sound’s salty waters.