Acrylic on canvas board.

11x14"

Composite painting of a model with Van Gogh's Sunflowers.

I am a huge fan of Van Gogh, and fell in love with him first through words while reading "Dear Theo," a collection of Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo. In reading his words, I learned of a man of deep emotion and with so much purpose in each work of art he created. He was highly intelligent and sensitive. I later followed his work more closely after visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2015. After returning to my home in Chicago, I opened an event space the following year and began teaching a series of art classes. I developed a casual "Painting in Paris" night, during which time I taught participants how to paint various Van Gogh paintings. I taught hundreds of students to paint sunflowers, vases with lilacs, starry nights, flower fields, and other inspiring scenes. This piece began as a painting I created during one of these nights, and later was used as the backdrop on which I added a model, bringing together my interests in Van Gogh's brushwork and the creativity found in costuming and fashion.

Oil on canvas.

16x20"

Brigit is the goddess of springtime. I painted this during the months of October 2019 and April 2020 as I anticipated the spring and thought about travel.

Graphite on paper.

5x6"

Illustration of man looking down at woman with her eyes closed. Victorian/art nouveau/gothic.

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.

Oil on canvas.

14x11"

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 on canvas.

5.50x7.50"

This small object--a tiny painting in a gilded frame with velvet matting--seems like the type of treasure that might be found in a cabinet of curiosities. Small objects hold a special significance to me, and feel uniquely "curious."

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.

Oil on canvas.

40x30"

This painting was inspired by a video still from a music video I created for the song
"Reflections" for my collaborative music/video project Dorian's Shadow. In this
scene, the heroine is looking into a mirror. She reflects on a moment when an
important person in her life caused pain, and she is filled with conflicting emotions.