About
I am a fine art abstract painter working primarily in oil on panel or canvas. I currently am incorporating drawing elements and encaustic finishes on 3-4 foot panels to achieve the essence of the abstraction. I have a drawing and painting background that started with the landscape and slowly moved further and further toward abstraction. As an MFA graduate in drawing and painting I have been teaching at the university level in California for several years and most recently at our local visual arts center back on Maui. Although traditional landscape is not my forte, it has its place in understanding color relationships within space that is needed for successful abstraction. I find I am continually trying to pare down the feeling of place or concept to its...