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Inspiration comes from subjects as varied as the cultures of the fertility goddess, ancient cave paintings, masks, aborigines, and the American Indian. Artists that have inspired me are Matisse, Kandinsky, Gauguin, Modigliani, and my college art professor, Ugo Giannini.
I am energized by great color combinations, and stimulated by the colors of nature, especially those found in the American desert.
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> Cave Flesh
Multiple androgynous body images, symbolic figurations of men and women |
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>Girlfriend Goddesses® Jewelry
This pin is from my colection of jewelry called Girlfriend Goddesses®.
The "goddessess" are for sale on Etsy.com (the handmade only website)in my shop:
girlfriendgoddesses.etsy.com.
Go to Etsy and take the handmade pledge. |
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> Feet Landing
Paintings of stylized feet landing on flowers, grapes, Desert Pods and Snakes. |
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>Star Tulips
A stylized Flower I created-a "Star Tulip" originally appears in my early paintings with figures called Galax Gemini. This basic symbolic shape recurs throughout my work,continues to evolve,celebrating life,fertility & regeneration |
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>Poison Rain
Series of symbolic, Southwest influenced collage/ paintings that contain images of rain,lighting, snakes, petroglyphs, and maize |
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> Mixed Media collages
I enjoy the challege of cutting the paper into pieces, working on the composition and then gluing it all down. It is similar to doing a puzzle but the pieces do not go back into the box. |
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>Wallpaper Colorforms
I used wallpaper that I scraped off my studio walls for these collage paintings |
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>The Goddesses on canvas
My vison of early man/woman inspired by ancient cave paintings |
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