ARTIST STATEMENT:  My artwork has been inspired by the colors of Miro, the shapes of Kandinsky and the forms of Mondrian.   I am a collage-mixed media, abstract painter. I use acrylics,  pastels,  enamels,  and a variety  of papers  to add  layers to my paintings.   These textures,  layers  and  colors  enable  me  to portray  the things  I see and  feel  in my life.  I concentrate my attention on form,  color and movement  to show emotion.  By adding these layers of paint and paper, the collage begins to have the flow and rhythm I am looking for to communicate my emotions to the viewer.  In many pieces I utilize collage and softer, earthy colors.  I  am  able  to  unleash  multi-hued  vortexes  of shape,  form  and  texture,  to give expression to  my vision of the search for understanding  of onefs environment.  I see in my work  gthe harmonious interplay  of naturefs cosmic forces at once  harnessed and released, allowed to burst forth upon the senses in celebration of each new discovery of self.h
 
ARTIST BIO:  People are often asked  how old they were  when they  decided  their  future endeavor,  their  passion  fo  one of the arts.  It often happens  during an interview with stars, those that are known for their talent on stage or screen.  Most people  who were smitten with acting, music, art, or dance were smitten at an early age.  It came with the territory, a built-in desire. I am no exception. By the age of 10 I knew just what I wanted to do and be. I wanted to be an artist. Not just any kind of artist. I wanted to be a collagist/mixed media artist! What was the impetus for that decision?  At that young age,  one of my collages  was chosen  for a childrenfs  show  in  honor  of  the building of  Lincoln Center  in  New York City.  That first award told me that I could be successful at what I loved to create. After a long hiatus, school, college, marriage, raising a family  I finally found time to devote to my passion, painting!  In the early 90fs  I began entering gallery shows  in the New Jersey,  New York area.  I won my first gallery award  at the Chestnut Ridge New York Art Show  and  was  given  my first solo exhibition.  I have shown my work at  The Nathanfs Gallery,  Custom Touch, and Gallerie 32 in New Jersey.  I also started  displaying  and  participating  in  the  following  street  shows: Scituate, RI , Westport, CT, Manayunk, PA,  Greenwich Village, NY along with many others in the North.  After moving to Florida in the late 90fs I showed my work at the various street festivals including Las Olas, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Jupiter, and Stuart, just to mention a few.  My art  has been juried  and  exhibited  at  the Armory Art Center,  Coral Springs Art Museum, Lighthouse Center for the Arts, JCC Schuman Gallery, Baileyfs Contemporary Arts Center, Palm Beach  Cultural Council,  and  the  Southside  Cultural  Arts  Center,  amongst others.  Mountain Mist Gallery  in  Cashiers, NC is currently showing my work. I continue to enter juried exhibits in the South Florida area and am on the Board of Directors of Women in the Visual Arts.