She Found Peace
She found peace. Started this painting after listening to Joni Mitchell’s The River while going through a difficult divorce. The lyrics include: ”I wish I had a river so long – I would teach my feet to fly – Oh…
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Her Story
Have you ever wondered about the lives of your ancestors? In my own exploration of genealogy, I’ve found that while names and dates can be recorded, the essence of who these people were remains elusive. What were their experiences? How…
Finding freedom
I painted this mixed media piece, entitled She Found Freedom, after listening to the song Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac (ummm like I obsessively kept listening to it over and over again). The song starts out with Stevie Nicks reminiscing about…
Painted Ladies
I know I seem to be obsessed with Mermaids, but I also have another favorite theme: the Circus Performer. I don’t know why, maybe I am just being trendy and am subliminally inspired by Steampunk (honestly, I would dress in…
Farewell
I created this original art keepsake box inspired by words I collected from old books. The word “farewell” caught my attention, and was the inspiration for this piece. After the year humanity has endured, I want to say FAREWELL….but not…
A Message From A Long Lost Friend
When I first started out in Interior Design, I worked with a lovely woman named Odette. She loved everything French, excelled in the arts, and I considered her among my first ‘grown-up’ friends. We went to art shows at the…
The Pressure to be a Mother
I changed majors often in college, and after finally selecting Interior Design, I still contemplated what I would be when I grew up. At the ripe old age of 38, I became a nurse, and today, I continue to daydream…
Pandemic
Never could I have imagined what is going on now, and never could I have been more proud to call myself a nurse. In January 2018, after several years as an oncology nurse, my heart was broken. I came across…
A Transformative Year
I have been working on this painting for months, and today, it is finally finished. I do not have a sister, and recently I have been missing this particular familial relationship. I have, however, formed strong bonds with several individuals…
Angel Eyes
This painting, Earth Angel, has evolved several times since I started her this past summer. At first, I was going for an Alice in Wonderland vibe, but that didn’t last long. For a while, I had floating teacups and flowing…
Isolation Mask
This painting above brought me back to art. In 2017, the ANA (American Nurses Association) posted a clip on my Facebook newsfeed about a call to artists for works related to Clinician Burnout. Well, I was a clinician, I was…
She Found Herself In Solitude
This painting started with a thought about items lost at the bottom of the sea, and eventually evolved into this brave woman who shed her false pretenses, dove into the unknown, and found herself floating in a magical bliss. I…