dyed silk, oil paint and graphite on panel

2026

I loved revisiting these layered pieces as a way to keep developing my thinking about ones I have made before. These color field lightscapes (of land? lake? sea? ) are color experiments that suggest horizons, and reflections of light. The translucency of silk fabric and the repeated information on both layers creates a kind of visual echo, as the forms and colors oscillate between layers. The effect of perpetual, subtle shifts challenges your eyes to land on something fixed.

I spend so much time looking at ever-changing Lake Erie, and, in general, I daily apprehend with wonder both the intricacy and grandeur of the natural world. These observations inform these pieces, which are my modest attempt to respond to the wonder. Close attention helps me keep our crazy human world in perspective, and makes me remember why a world of such natural beauty is worth preserving.

Perhaps, too, these lightscapes complement my paintings in this show: some are roughly the size of my own height and wingspan, providing serene “bodies” or contexts for all those painted heads. And certainly, both my portraits and silk lightscapes resonate with the scale,energy and concerns of my co-exhibitor and art sister,Liz Maugans’ extraordinary pieces about self-reflection as we age.