Girl Talk

"The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that 
wonderful state which makes art inevitable."
                        
                                            - Robert Henri




ARTIST STATEMENT

"I was meant to do this."  Everything about painting is a joy for me - the study, the struggles, the work.  I am drawn to the soft and dreamy quality of watercolor marks and letting my muse guide me I try to reveal just the essence of my subject.

Before picking up the brush, I put myself in a quiet place.  The studio is clean, music is playing, perhaps a scented candle is lit.  I begin - and since watercolor loves to have her way - I let go.

Moving through my paintings, I often hear the voices of my teachers and give thanks to have had them.

Over the last many years I have fallen in love with painting the figure, especially children. There is such tenderness in their gestures and I feel blessed when I can capture this in my work.

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