Abstract Expressionist

I love my studio because sometimes art comes to me!

The Rift 🌌
In this piece from my Spirits series, hybrid media on 36x36 inch water media wood panel, I explore the delicate boundary between the tangible and the ethereal.
The central figure—a floating female bust—pairs a Greco-Roman head with a Persian Qajar-era miniskirt. This fashion, originally influenced by Western ballet tutus, embodies “the rift” between the diverse cultural histories that shape my work.
Using a “musical” approach to line, I layer pigment print, watercolor, pastel, and ink to create these nature guardians.

Dawn from my Spirits series is selected by Jowita Wyszomiska, the independent juror of the month, for the May 2026 Open Exhibit .

Join us for the opening reception on Friday, May 8, 6:30–8:00 pm and come earlier to check out my studio (5), a few steps from The Art League Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.

Exhibit Duration: May 6–June 7, 2026

About the selected piece:

Dawn, a layered watercolor and pigment print on a 24×24-inch wood watermedia panel, is the fifth painting from my Spirits series selected for a monthly exhibit at The Art League. Two previous pieces from this series received Best in Show and Honorable Mention awards and were sold by The Art League.

The “Spirits” series fuses figurative and landscape painting through a musical approach—a unique technique employing dense, filament-like lines (melody) and parallel striations (harmony), reminiscent of intaglio or etching. I hope to emphasize environmental awareness with this approach. The veiled figures, rendered in neutral tones, contrast with the warm landscape, symbolizing the ethereal emergence of nature’s guardians and underscoring humanity’s inherent connection to and responsibility for the Earth.