My recent figurative paintings celebrate the joy of gathering at festive events in lavish outdoor settings. My jewel-toned contemporary scenes are inspired by my own experiences at weddings and parties with liberal use of creative license in the details that I have filtered through my imagination and cherished memories. Imagery from Rococo and 18th century paintings,the Netflix series Bridgerton, and movies by Merchant and Ivory that have captured my fancy might inform the color themes and feelings of carefree joy that aare infused in the work. I was born in a rural community in Illinois in the outskirts of St. Louis, Missouri, recieved a BS degree in education as many young women of that era were encouraged to do. In a logic-defying leap of faith, I relocated to San Francisco in the mid 1980's determined to become a full-time artist, showing up with little more than my hope and a desire to change the life story I was unwilling to continue. Studying art in San Francisco institutions and art academies in Florence, Italy, my work has been shown in the Bay Area in solo exhibits in the residence of the French Consul, San Francisco, Icehouse Gallery, Petaluma, Ca, Summerhouse, Mill Valley Ca, and I have had work exhibited in numerous group exhibits over a period of twenty-plus years. My paintings are in collections in the US, France, Switzerland and the UK.
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