Recently, I was invited to create paintings from each of the parks in Milwaukee designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The 3 paintings will be included in the exhibition celebrating Olmsted’s 100th birthday. In the Park with Olmsted: A Vision for MilwaukeeOpening Reception 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Exhibition runs from April 14, 2022 […]
UPDATE: The fundraiser is over and 6 paintings from the series were sold! Lady’s Dressing Room, Mercury Courtyard from Balcony, Dake Gallery View 4, Charles Allis View from Across Royall, Mercury Courtyard, and Staircase View 2. I’m grateful to everyone who made a purchase! Paintings that I made during my artist residency with the Charles […]
The exhibition, House Tableau, features the work made during my artist residency with the Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Art Museums and opens October 17th at the Villa Terrace Art Museum. In addition to my show, there is an exhibition featuring the work of Madison artist, Jeffrey Clancy. Exhibition reception is from 6:00 to 8:00 […]
Part of an ongoing project of painting on location Milwaukee’s historic architecture as subject. What interests me in painting architecture interiors and exteriors of primarily historic buildings? Most of the following ideas are not present in the paintings themselves, but are implied in the structure of the house and the objects it contains. There are […]
I started this little manifesto when I was working on my artist’s statement for the recent Mary Nohl Fellowship application. I don’t think I’m alone in finding writing artist’s statements to be an onerous undertaking. The manifesto is not the statement that I ended up using, but it did help. Painting is a refuge from […]
This past May, Chris and I had the good fortune to spend an inspiring week in the C-Scape Dune Shack, part of the Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District located within the Cape Cod National Seashore. I made two paintings and Chris drew in his sketchbook. First painting: C-Scape Dune Shack, oil […]