“In the drawings we see the movement of her shoulders working. No picky precious marks here—instead, an exploration of materials, of additions and subtractions, fingerprints, hand smears. Unlike the paintings, her drawings are assertions of the two-dimensionality of the picture plane. The space is flat, ambiguous, the marks traversing the paper, the act of drawing captured. It’s about the white space as much as it is about the mark itself. It’s about what she chose not to draw as much as the marks she made.”

— Ben Mitchell

SELF PORTRAITS - Investigates emotional content expressed through body language.

IN THE GARDEN - My process is gestural, intent imbedded in the action of making the marks.  These drawings are about the fundamental process of Creation.  The drawings embody rather than describe that process as energy, change, movement and metamorphosis.  They explore the underneath of Nature, the molecular, the causative, the seeds of Life.  The works are iconic, revolving around the interaction of the masculine/yang and the feminine/yin energies and the recording of events and instinctual movements.  Each drawing, though autonomous, acts as a component in the piece as a whole encouraging conversation between the elements.

CONSTELLATIONS - Energetic Expressionism.

YIN & YANG - ​Two handed drawings exploring the masculine and feminine energies engaging.

TURTLE BACKS - Indigenous peoples regard the Turtle as the symbol for Earth, our home.  The shell represents that home for the turtle.   We come into this world equipped with a body to inhabit.  Mimicking the shape of the turtle shell, the outlines represent that body and the interior the seeds of our essential nature, the hand we are dealt to play out.

JOSHUA TREES - With its ability to grow amongst harsh and unforgiving terrain, these are symbolic of thriving despite and amidst adversity.

DRAWINGS

“Imagine her studio floor:  charcoal dust, eraser residue, and  her hands covered in the medium’s black soot, the hand traveling across the  paper as she drew, perhaps surprised by what choices her body was making. At times playful, or brooding, the drawings aren’t about labor, but about a moment or a gathering of moments, a record of the artist’s hand and body at work. The intellect kicked in later.  In the drawings there is an honest sense of her spirit, her curiosity, her courage in the face of not knowing.”

— Ben Mitchell


Self-Portraits

.01

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series


Self-Portraits

.02

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.03

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.04

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.05

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.06

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.07

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.08

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.09

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.10

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.11

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.12

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series

.13

76x55 cm (30x22 in) Charcoal on paper

Self Portrait Series


In the Garden

EVE

78x55 cm (31x22 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

MORPHOGENESIS

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

STARRED

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

DNA / CROWN OF THORNS

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

8 ORIGINAL CELLS

60x45 cm (24x18 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

COMBUSTION

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

THE ACROBAT

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

COMPANION SPIRALS

106x76 cm (42x30 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

COMPANION SPIRALS II

106x76 cm (42x30 in) Charcoal on paper

In the Garden Series

GREEN 8s

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper

In the Garden Series

UNNAMED

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper

In the Garden Series

UNNAMED II

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ebony pencil and pastel on paper

In the Garden Series


Constellations

CONSTELLATIONS I

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

AFTERMATH

77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

CONSTELLATIONS II

64x77 cm (25.5x30.5 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

CONSTRCUCT

77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Charcoal and oil pastel on paper

Constellations Series

CONSTELLATIONS III

64x77 cm (25.5x30.5 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

BUILDING BLOCKS

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

RED MASS

77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

BUILDING BLOCKS (pink lady)

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper

Constellations Series

BUILDING BLOCKS (peach)

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

HIMALAYAN SALT

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

BUILDING BLOCKS (blue)

76x55 cm (30x22 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

BOATS

76x55 cm (30x22 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

BUILDING BLOCKS (growth)

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper

Constellations Series

BUILDING BLOCKS (dilemma)

77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Pastel and charcoal on paper

Constellations Series

ALIEN

76x55 cm (30x22 in) Ebony pencil and pastel on paper

Constellations Series

CONSTELLATIONS IIII

76x55 cm (30x22 in) Ebony pencil and pastel on paper

Constellations Series

BLUE MASS

76x63 cm (30x25 in) Pastel on paper

Constellations Series

INSPIRATION

76x63 cm (30x25 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

SIGNALS

76x55 cm (30x22 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

CONSTELLATIONS V

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

CONSTELLATIONS VI

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

GENERATE

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel. charcoal and ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

GENERATE II

76x55 cm (30x22 in) Pastel, charcoal and ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

NEST

91x60 cm (36x24 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper

Constellations Series

X

76x63 cm (30x25 in) Charcoal on paper

Constellations Series

OTHER HALF

101x142cm (40x56 in) Charcoal on paper

Constellations Series

CONSTELLATIONS VII

77x64 cm (30.5x25.5in) Charcoal and pastel on paper

Constellations Series

MOONS ORBIT

77x64 cm (30.5x25.5in) Charcoal and pastel on paper

Constellations Series

Genesis

76x63 cm (30x25in) Charcoal on paper

Constellations Series

EMBRYO

101x71cm (40x28 in)Charcoal on paper

Constellations Series

GRAPES

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel and charcoal on paper

Constellations Series

CONSTELLATIONS VIII

64x77cm (25.5x30.5 in)Ebony pencil on paper

Constellations Series

METATRON'S CUBE

63x76cm (25x30 in)Charcoal and pastel on paper

Constellations Series


Yin and Yang

ABSORPTION

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series

HARMONY

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series

MUTUAL CONSUMPTION

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series

EQUILIBRIUM

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series

INTERDEPENDENCE

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series

VICE VERSA

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series

INFLUENCE

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series

INTER TRANSFORMATION

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series

BALANCE

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Ink on paper

Yin and Yang Series


Turtlebacks

BEARER OF GIFTS

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal, pastel, ebony pencil and vellum on paper

Turtlebacks Series

SEEDED HEART

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal, pastel and vellum on paper

Turtlebacks Series

TRUTH BOUND

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper

Turtlebacks Series

8 BALL

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper

Turtlebacks Series

FATE

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal and pastel on paper

Turtlebacks Series

"IT'S A GIRL"

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper

Turtlebacks Series

IN-FORMED

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Turtlebacks Series

NEST EGG

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel, charcoal, ebony pencil and vellum on paper

Turtlebacks Series

CORE BELIEF

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Marker, charcoal and vellum on paper

Turtlebacks Series

RESTITUTION'S WAY

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal, pastel and vellum on paper

Turtlebacks Series

SHIELD

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel, charcoal and vellum on paper

Turtlebacks Series

HALO

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel and ebony pencil on paper

Turtlebacks Series

ARMOR

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal, pastel, ink and vellum on paper

Turtlebacks Series

INCEPTION

91x60 cm (36x24 in)Charcoal and pastel on paper

Turtlebacks Series

DISPERSE

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Pastel on paper

Turtlebacks Series


Joshua Tree

JOSHUA TREE

24x31cm (9.5x12.5 in) Graphite on paper

Joshua Tree Series

JOSHUA TREE II

77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in) Charcoal on paper

Joshua Tree Series

JOSHUA TREE III

88x58 cm (35x23 in) Charcoal on paper

Joshua Tree Series

JOSHUA TREE IV

77x64 cm (30.5x25.5 in)Charcoal on paper

Joshua Tree Series

JOSHUA TREE V

77x64cm (30.5x25.5 in) Charcoal on paper

Joshua Tree Series

JOSHUA TREE VI

91x60cm (36x24 in) Charcoal on paper

Joshua Tree Series