Opening Night of the Celebrating Women Series is March 26th from 5-8pm at the Howland Studios Gallery.

I was thinking about people in creative fields and how they look at their art careers. It is kind of like a yoga practice or a meditation practice. We have to have our art studio practice. Because you are not just born a master painter. It takes time and it takes work and it takes- practice.

The color blue is often associated with the feeling of sadness. It can also be used to represent calmness and tranquility. Blue is associated with peace and spiritual connotations in certain cultures.

“It’s all in your head”.

What a loaded phrase. Usually this is thrown at someone who is overreacting, imagining the worst, or creating drama where there isn’t any. But as I look at this new painting, I thought of this phrase in a new way.

“A friend asked me, how do I know what to paint in which square. The answer is, I don't! I am moving around the painting continually changing colors, changing squares and deciding as I go. They refer to this as painting intuitively. It is a very freeing way to paint, for me.”

I am working on a series of paintings that explore the loneliness and separation of our overly connected society. In an age where people are more connected than ever with technology, people are experiencing the highest rates of depression, anxiety, loneliness and a feeling of separation leading to mental health issues and even suicide.

After 30 days and countless hours working on the most technically and mentally challenging watercolor painting I’ve ever endeavored, it is finished!