About the Artist
I came to Art through poetry about 15 years ago. Although I had earned two degrees in literature, being an artist of any kind was barely on my radar until midlife. At first, poetry seemed the natural way, the only way, to process certain experiences of life that needed careful consideration.
In 1998, I launched an educational web site for teens and young adults called Lyricalworks: Symbols, Myths, Dreams and Stories (http://www.lyricalworks.com). The web site explores the sources of creativity and the search for meaning that is the special mission of the young and young at heart. Lyricalworks has also been the home of some of my poetry and is cited on numerous school web sites and online learning sites, including Brittanica Online as one of the best web sites for lyric poetry.
I began studying drawing and painting in Southern California ten years ago. I was introduced to plein air painting early in my studies, and I consider that fortunate. Exploring Nature’s color, symbols, and imagery outdoors imposes the kind of time constraint that force the artist to bring intuitive processes to bear on the problem. Chasing light, atmosphere, weather, and even the season helped me think more about the essence of the painting at hand. What was I trying to find in the experience and to convey to you, the viewer?