Artist's Statement

I have recently been photographing my series, Reflected Impressions, at many of the Delaware canals, primarily in Kingston, NJ and Upper Black Eddy, PA. I photograph the reflected water surfaces upside down in the camera and flip the images so what you see are the mirror image of "reality." The light and air interacts with the water to create various states of impressionistic "truth." What is "real"-the image I see in the water or that which it reflects?

I am recording moments of deep Stillness within these landscapes. Seeing what is-in front of me-moment to moment and then clarifying the images or creating compositions from them allows the piece to shine and cast its calm on the viewer. I see these images as salves and suggestions of another way of seeing, both within and without.

I have been an artist in one way or another since I was a young child. Writing poetry, oil paintings of autumn landscapes, knitting, sewing, stained glass and pottery were all artistic outlets. However, photographing with my Brownie Starmite camera was my favorite activity. I became serious about photography in high school. At Douglass College—Rutgers University, I majored in art and sociology. I took advantage of every opportunity to use photography in my artwork and to illustrate various sociology projects that were exhibited at the Douglass Library.

After college I worked as an independent ceramic artist. My work was included in juried exhibitions throughout the United States and I am a grant recipient of the NJ State Council of the Arts.

Recently I have immersed myself in the digital photography world. I attended a class in 2007 with Alison Shaw at The Maine Photographic Workshops in Rockport, Maine.

My composition, La Grace de la Paix, was in the Square Foot Exhibition at Microcosm Gallery in New York City during the summer of 2007. A thirty-nine inch diameter wall mural of the same image is installed at Peace of India Yoga Studio in Highland Park, NJ.

I am working in limited edition Giclée prints, which range from traditional print sizes to large format prints.

I hope you enjoy your journey through my website. I am having a blast working on these images. I have truly found my bliss.

Experience

Fine Art Photograhy 2006-present Fine art digital photography. Limited-edition Giclee color prints. Traditional sizes to large format.

Awards

1983 - NJ State Council of the Arts Fellowship Grant

Shows

2009 - Grand Opening Group Show - River Mill Art Gallery, Westfield, NJ

2009 - It’s all about art - Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art, Newtown, PA

2007 - Square Foot Exhibition - Microcosm Gallery, New York, NY

Installations

La Grace de la Paix, 39 inch diameter permanent wall mural Peace of India Yoga Studio, Highland Park, NJ.

Education

The Colors of Maine - Alison Shaw The Maine Photographic Workshops - Rockport, Maine

B.A., Sociology and Studio Art Rutgers University - Douglass College