Painting has always been my way to not only interpret my world, but also to transcend it. When in my studio and deeply immersed in the process of painting the chaos of our times falls away. These works, created mostly in 2020, were inspired by the natural surroundings on Hoopers Island, the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, and the Chesapeake Bay Region - places that provided tranquil sanctuaries throughout a turbulent year. Current events (Covid, frequent manmade and natural disasters, political upheavals, mass shootings) however, were ever present in my mind and heart as I worked each day. The daily emotional whiplash triggered by seemingly endless horrifying and unconscionable events informed this body of work, however, did not define it. The red palette in many of my works reflects anger, that I process through painting, and attempt to transcend.  Transcendence for me is a peaceful rebellion.

  • Transcend Solo Exhibition of oil paintings Gallery Blue Door - Site photo of front room
    "Transcend" Solo Exhibition of oil paintings Gallery Blue Door - Site photo of front room
  • Seductive Nightfall
    Seductive Nightfall

    Seductive Nightfall, Oil, bronze, gold, copper pigments on canvas, 2019, 24" x 24"

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  • Red Tar Bay 2
    Red Tar Bay 2

    Red Tar Bay 1, Oil, gold, bronze pigments on canvas, 20" x 20", 2020

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  • Wetlands-Twilight
    Wetlands-Twilight

    Wetlands- Twilight: Oil, gold, bronze pigments on canvas, 36" x 36", 2020, Selected for juried exhibition at MGM Grand at National Harbor and selected for American Landscapes at Circle Gallery in Annapolis. Seen in Vanity Fair U.K. Holiday 2020 "Hall of Frames" Special Section.

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  • Bittersweet Dawn
    Bittersweet Dawn

    Bittersweet Dawn, Oil, gold, bronze pigments on panel, 26" x 26", 2020. Received an "Honorable Mention" award at MFA Circle Gallery Members Exhibition 2022.

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  • Luminous Eventide 2
    Luminous Eventide 2

    Luminous Eventide 2, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 36", 2019, Selected for the national juried exhibition "9 for 19" at First Street Gallery in New York City (January 2020) and exhibited at Academy Art Museum in Easton.

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  • Sky Bliss
    Sky Bliss

    Sky Bliss (Private collection), Oil, gold, bronze pigments on canvas on Canvas, 36" x 36",2020. Received "Designers Choice Award" at Corporate Connections Exhibition at MGM Grand at National Harbor. Also exhibited at Academy Art Museum. 

  • Blushing Cirrus
    Blushing Cirrus

    Blushing Cirrus, Oil, gold, bronze pigments on canvas, 26" x 26". Selected for exhibition at MFA Curve Gallery.

  • Rainmaker
    Rainmaker
    Rainmaker: Oil, gold, bronze pigments on canvas, 20" x 20", 2020
  • Tempestuous Coast
    Tempestuous Coast

    Tempestuous Coast, Oil, gold, bronze pigments on canvas, 24" x 24", 2020  Featured in The Changing Chesapeake juried exhibition at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Artists were asked to reflect on climate change and the impact humans have on the environment.

  • Transcend Solo Exhibition of oil paintings Gallery Blue Door - Site photo of front room
  • Seductive Nightfall
  • Red Tar Bay 2
  • Wetlands-Twilight
  • Bittersweet Dawn
  • Luminous Eventide 2
  • Sky Bliss
  • Blushing Cirrus
  • Rainmaker
  • Tempestuous Coast