Charcoal and white chalk on paper.

18x12"

Charcoal on gessoed board.

6x6"

Vine charcoal and charcoal pencil on paper.

10.50x8.50"

Framed.

Tall residential buildings along Lakeshore Drive in Chicago as seen from Lincoln Park high-rise.

Ink, conté and colored pencil on fabric.

6x7"

An avid lover of history and fashion, I was inspired by the "Fashion and The Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto" show at the Field Museum in Chicago in 2012. There was a stunning emerald dress designed by Pinto that really captivated me, and I took many photos of it. I decided to draw it onto fabric--what more suitable material is there for a drawing of a dress? I used a ballpoint pen in a cross-hatching technique that paired well with the bias weave of the poly knit and created heightening with the addition of white conté pencil, plus a blush of my own color interpretation with a red colored pencil application.

Oil on canvas.

8x10"

This painting was inspired by a photograph I saw of a model walking the runway in this gorgeous Valentino dress.

Oil on canvas.

14x11"

Acrylic and graphite on canvas.

15x17x0.31"

Oil and graphite on canvas paper.

10.50x12"

This piece is inspired by a photograph at a friend's house. I don't recall if the people depicted had a sort of haunted quality to them in the original photograph, but in my final rendering of them, they do. I am always struck by the curious arrangement of these people who seem to have no warmth or sense of relationship whatsoever.

Oil on canvas.

16x20"

The second in the Girl Detective Paintings series. The main character (also a self-portrait) is beginning her journey of seeing in three dimensions. She is recalling going through vision therapy to learn to see in a new way, and preparing to embark on that journey again.

Acrylic on canvas.

8x10"