Hello and welcome to my site.
The paintings are made with gouache or acrylic on heavy watercolor paper unless otherwise indicated. The collages are also gouache on sume paper that’s glued to watercolor paper. I usually keep a border of about 1-2” so you have the option of “floating” the piece rather than matting it.
full disclosure: borders can have a few drips of paints or glue, I can be a messy painter! Some people like it, but if you don’t then I’d recommend matting your artwork. All work is UNFRAMED.
I studied horticulture and worked professionally as a gardener at the New York Botanical Garden. I also studied fine art at the New York Studio School in NYC which emphasized extensive drawing from life. These lessons helped me enormously although I did learn that oil painting wasn’t for me…after much trial and error I have found working with either acrylic, gouache or ink to be the most engaging mediums.
“When working, I look for questions or a “beautiful question”. If it means throwing off a comfortable manner of working, so be it. Maintaining my curiosity about materials and subject is key. ”