ABOUT THE ARTIST
I was entranced by the colors and forms of the farms and forests where I lived as a child. Also by the liveliness of the people and animals around me. There was lots of time to wander in the woods, hear the cicadas singing at twilight or watch the bugs in the grass. What became my adult creative process was rooted in those early experiences. Thus, my favorite context is still more rural than urban.
My landscapes begin with finding a view that is inherently dynamic, with a far horizon, an active sky, and land forms with an interesting composition of their own. Houses and machinery and animals are like decorations in a huge tapestry. My goal is to convey the amazing beauty and variety of the natural world and the complexity of human relationships to it.
For portraits I like working directly from life, sometimes in the sitter’s milieu, otherwise in my studio. Practical decisions are made early on: place and pose, what to wear, how to feel relaxed and comfortable, time of day, and lighting. As the overall design is being established, I am thinking how can I convey what I am seeing, which colors and which details will be important. From start to finish it’s a complex process, requiring a sort of collaboration. The sitter’s personality comes forward and in the end both of us should feel, “yes, that’s ok.”
The intensity of life and its fragility are what I care about, the vitality of the moment before it disappears.
This is why I make art: maybe it will outlast the vanishing moment.
COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Women in the Arts
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
New Bingham Area Health Center, Maine
Charles Pratt and Co., LLC
American Friends of Blérancourt
Private collections in England and the US
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Featured artwork for permanent exhibit at The Old Croton
Aqueduct Visitors Center, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Project under the auspices of the Bureau of Historic Sites, New York
State Division for Historic Preservation, Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation
Chairman, Restoration Committee, Dosoris Cemetery, Glen Cove, New York, 1998-2005
Dove of Peace illustration for a collage presented to Kofi Annan as a gift from 200 NGOs affiliated with the United Nations
Columbia University, Dean Hope Center for Educational and Psychological Services, panel for wall installation, 3’x 8’
SOLO SHOWS
Stringfellow Art Case, NY, 2005
Blue Mountain Gallery, NY, 2002
GROUP SHOWS
Blue Mountain Gallery, NY, 2017, 2015, 2008, 2007, 2006
Museum of Contemporary Art, Hot Springs, AR, 2009
Red Dot Art Fair Miami, 2009
ArtExpo New York, 2009, 2008, 2007
Gallery 668, NY, 2008
Wingspread Gallery, Maine, 2000-2008
Nexus Gallery, Boston, 1958
AWARDS
First Prize, Portrait Drawing, Women’s National Republican Club, New York, 1975
Honorable Mention, Landscape, Audubon Artists, National Academy of Design, New York, 1970
HONORS
Phi Beta Kappa, Wellesley College
Teaching Fellowship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
TEACHING
Wellesley College, Art History and Techniques
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Drawing and Foundation Studies
Professional Children’s School, NY
Educational Institute for Learning and Research, NY
EDUCATION
Wellesley College, BA, Art History
Harvard Divinity School, Center for the Study of World Religions, Diploma
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Diploma with Honors in Painting and Drawing
American University, Washington, D.C., Studio Art, Art History, Botany
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine
National Academy of Design, NY, watercolor studies
MEMBERSHIP / AFFILIATION
Trustee Emerita, Pratt Institute
Benefactor, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Textile and Fashion Arts Visiting Committe,
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
American Society of Botanical Artists
