ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is rich with symbolism and layered personal history. I paint to sustain myself in a complex world.My life has been emotionally difficult. With brush in hand, the mediation on the self occurs and the unconscious, interior landscapes reveal themselves. My work combines the despair, frustration, anger, joy and optimism that are a part of me and every one else. As a woman, i have needed proof that I am important in this world, that I can stand up for myself, that I matter. I find that proof in color, symbols, shapes and figures. Despair becomes optimism and doubt becomes self-confidence as I master these elements in my work and in myself.
My work is rich with symbolism and layered personal history. I paint to sustain myself in a complex world.My life has been emotionally difficult. With brush in hand, the mediation on the self occurs and the unconscious, interior landscapes reveal themselves. My work combines the despair, frustration, anger, joy and optimism that are a part of me and every one else. As a woman, i have needed proof that I am important in this world, that I can stand up for myself, that I matter. I find that proof in color, symbols, shapes and figures. Despair becomes optimism and doubt becomes self-confidence as I master these elements in my work and in myself.
