Watercolor - Pastel - Encaustics - Acrylics - Photography - Printmaking

I find my pockets bulging with pods, leaves and other found objects that I happily discover along my daily nature walk in the woods. Nestled in beeswax they come to life again as new beginnings in my Encaustics. My pastel florals are a symbolic blossoming of these pods and seeds, with appreciation for the colors and complexity of shape interaction. With another step back I take in the bigger picture,the Landscape. I love the process of translating the explosion of shapes and shades of green into the basic forms of nature while exaggerating color to create my own world. I want to create an Alice in her looking glass effect, so the viewer's imagination will want to step inside the painting and live there for a moment. Encaustics, painting with hot beeswax, is a constant inspiration. I enjoy experimenting with technique and texture in abstract. I also create collage/encaustics that tell a story.