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Looking Up 12 x14	Mesa Lane Beach 15 x 13	Surge 18 x 18
Swirl 18 x 18	Reflect 12 x 10	Low Tide 10 x 9

My painting process changed dramatically 2 years ago when I moved into a loft with my own large studio. I still draw inspiration from "the land" - earth forms, ocean, trees, plant life - and now I love to dance around the studio and paint to jazz music. Trained as a modern dancer, I taught creative movement to children for many years. So my segue into painting includes a love of chance elements and improvising. I have always sketched and strive to keep a looseness in the finished picture. I've learned the rules and the technique: what's next? I hope to avoid the formula. I like to push the pastel medium, using a sanded paper that accomodates a wet medium for an underpainting in watercolor. I can leave a stroke of pure color, or blend and incise the pigment, or rinse it off entirely for a new start. Sometimes in the rinsing process the imprint reveals itself as a development worth keeping. I like to stay open to exploration. I love the directness and purity of the children's art in my classes. I feel blessed to be able to teach and make art.