While Lee Krasner may be more well-known for being the wife of American Abstract Expressionism pioneer Jackson Pollock, I didn’t learn about their relationship until after I fell in love with her abstracts. Maybe if I had graduated from art school rather than...
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The painting comes to me. The mood. The color palette. The idea. The mark making. The story. Images are gathered – mentally and physically. Patterns are noticed. Colors stand out. Thoughts occur as marks are made. The energy informs the painting. The painting informs...
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Happy New Year! I’ll get to my 2018 phrase of the year soon. There’s a lot to share, so I’m just going to jump right in! Lately I’ve been thinking more deeply about the spiritual, mindful, “woo woo” things I’ve been studying...
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I spend a lot of time working in my sketchbook. My sketchbook pages are full of thoughts, connections, and ideas for themes to explore in my paintings. I use it to get an idea of what my abstractions could look like at a larger scale. My sketchbook is one of my most...
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In late 2016 I received a call from Digital Kitchen, a creative agency with offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago. I hadn’t heard of them at the time, but looking at their portfolio showed me that I was very familiar with their work. I was honored to work...
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