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Artist Statement -



The process of portraying the theme of horses continues to evolve in my work. My art retains a sense of experimentation, and working in a series I focus on a particular way the application of acrylic paint reveals the desired outcome. A variation of the process motivates the next series of paintings.

Horses are amazing creatures of physical beauty and strength, spirit and sensitivity. Breaking away from reality, my art combines abstract and realistic elements. I filter out superfluous details and portray horses in their clear essence – their spirits and souls, their energy, movement and physical presence.

Beginning with a textured surface, I pour and drip paint, spray water, and manipulate the pigments with a palette knife - move, scrape, and add more paint. I work the canvas flat on a table, but sometimes tip the surface to allow the pigments to run. I draw with pencil or paint onto the dried surface, looking for horses. The spontaneous drips, splashes, and marks combine to allow the animals form to take shape. In black and white or color, inner meanings and emotions are manifested.

The horse’s image emerges, simplified, or seemingly left unfinished, to allow the viewer room for personal interpretation. By reducing my paintings to their most essential elements, I say everything I need to say about the horse – render what has truly impassioned me.

Sometimes the ‘unfinished’ is an experiment that pushes boundaries.

Artist Exhibitions



SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

• “35x35 Art Project 2020” – invitational Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
• “Environmental Impact II”- touring museum exhibition, curated by David J Wagner, LLC – 2019- 2023
• Wright Gallery, Cape Porpoise, ME – “New Work” solo 2017, “Gone to the Dogs” solo 2011, “Art for the Animals,” 2008, various ensemble shows 2008-present
• The Sharpe Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME – “Art of the Horse” solo show 2018, various ensemble shows 2017
• “Black White” - national juried Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY - 2017
• “Environmental Impact”- touring museum exhibition, curated by David J Wagner, LLC – 2013 through 2016
• True Grit Art Gallery, Middleborough, MA – ensemble shows, 2015-2017
• Grand Teton Gallery, Jackson, WY – Fall Art Festival ensemble shows– 2011- 2016
• “Northeast National Pastel Exhibit” – juried, View Art Center, Old Forge, NY - 2014
• “Season of Equine” - juried, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN - 2014
• “For Pastels Only” - juried international – 2013 2014
• “Reigning Cats Dogs” - juried, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA - 2013
• “Enduring Brilliance The Pastel Society of America at 40” - juried, PSA Signature Artist Exhibit, Noyes Museum of Art, Ocean Park, NJ – 2012
• “Susan K Black Foundation Art Show” - Headwaters Art Center, Dubois, WY - 2005-2011 2016
• Mill Brook Gallery, Concord, NH – “Artful Equine,” 2011, ensemble shows,
• A Horse of a Different Color Gallery, Jackson, WY – ensemble shows, 2009-2011
• Carver Hill Gallery, Rockport, ME – ensemble shows, 2009-2010
• North Light Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME – ensemble shows, 2008-2009
• “Celebration of the Cat in Art”- juried, Black Brook Gallery, Goffstown, NH – 2007
• In a Bind Gallery, Biddeford, ME – solo, 2007
• “National Wind River Valley Artists’ Guild Show”“– Dubois, WY – 2005
• First Stock Gallery, Deerfield, NH – ensemble shows, 2004 2005
• “California Living Museum Wildlife Art Show”“- juried, California Living Museum, Bakersfield, CA – 2004
• “Victor Valley Wildlife Art Show” - juried, Victor Valley Museum, Apple Valley, CA – 2003
• Ninth Life Gallery, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - ensemble shows, 2002 2003
• Tribeca Fine Arts, New York City, NY - ensemble shows, 2001
• “Keep It Wild”“– solo, University of New England Art Gallery, Biddeford, ME – 2001
• “2000 Wild Things” - juried, York Institute Museum, Saco, ME – 2000
• “Journees Des Peintres Tain-Tournon” – international invitational, plein air, Tain lHermitage Tournon, France – 2000
• “Mass Cultural Council Art Slide Showcase “- Arthur Sackler Museum, Cambridge, MA – 2000
• Union Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME – ensemble shows, 1999
• Eye of the Lizard Gallery, Vero Beach, FL - ensemble shows, 1998
• Springfield Museum of Fine Art Gallery, Springfield, MA - ensemble shows, 1997

AFFILIATIONS
Juried Associate Member Society of Animal Artists
Juried Signature Member Pastel Society of America

EDUCATION
1995 - BFA, concentration in painting, Framingham State University, summa cum laude.

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Artist Collections



SELECT COLLECTIONS
Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, ME
Headwaters Art Conference Center, Dubois WY
Black Rock Stables, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Maui Land Kennels, Springfield, MA
Mt. Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA
Mother Hubbard Dog Food, Lowell, MA
Haley’s Antiques, Athol, MA
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA

For a complete list of exhibits, work history and education, please request documentary CV.
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