Dawning Canvas Print

Dawning ~ the increasing awareness of what can and can’t be done with this medium! Because it is almost impossible to replicate one stroke, let along a painting, it frees me from the banality of self replication. One should always strive to be “original”, learning and perfecting ones tools yet responding to the immediacy of this fluid medium! Hope you enjoy and thanks for viewing.

I've been painting since I was nine years old when my mother put a brush in my hand and said, "This is how you do it." I must have been a good listener. My career as a a painter has come in waves, however. It has taken me a lifetime, but I am now a full-time painter. A few years ago I challenged myself to do a painting a day; hence, the eye paintings. I recently lost my husband of 47 years. As part of my bereavement, I visited my artist/sister, KC Pollak, in Colorado. We spent nearly all day for 10 days in her art cabin making alcohol ink paintings. What a joyful, healing time! And I found a new love and passion. Now I live my work and love my life even more.