Since moving to Maine from Brooklyn, NY in 2006, my work has been influenced by both the physical landscape of Maine and the internal effects of transition. The bodies of work that have developed continue my investigation into time and memory, set within a landscape construct. In my studio practice, I reintroduced painted and cut paper into my paintings, ­ recalling earlier works that combined printmaking, stencil cutting and spray-painting.

Lost and Found, 2009, was based on vintage photos of anonymous children. This commenced a passage into the narrative as well as being a conceptual meditation on time.

2010’s American Gothic may be understood as a set of short stories featuring castoffs and humble dwellings as the subjects as they interact with the natural world.

A brief series, Love Letters, 2010, positions Romantic phrasing or ideals in intimate landscapes and references Victorian design.

Place, 2011, emphasizes a specific environ and time with particular interest in remote or cloistered settings that provide a quiet and introspective moment for the viewer and myself.

Also current in my studio practice, Cast in Amber, offers a symbolically emotional account of objects and places that are encountered off the beaten path.

April 2011