Calm
2006
oil and pastel on canvas
24 x 36
![Calm [2006] oil and pastel on canvas, 24 x 36](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0062bc_9a02b12db37546fab8ae93104993a23b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_286,h_432,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/0062bc_9a02b12db37546fab8ae93104993a23b~mv2.jpg)
Calm was inspired by Degas’ ballerina’s and Monet’s Rouen Cathedral: The Portal (Sunlight), Waterlilies and his whiter-scale works. I loved the tranquility of my painting process for Calm, as well as my other subtler white-scale pieces-- a quietening of the underlying tumult that threatened to brim over. An emotive tension of contrasting moods is what I hope to convey in these pieces.
A triptych of Calm now sits in a friend’s home, somewhere in Germany, and I hope it brings her much joy.
Lull
2011
oil on canvas
24 x 18
![Lull [2011] oil on canvas, 24 x 18](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0062bc_cf5c2b167586453e849ff5d84e0be4c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_776,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/0062bc_cf5c2b167586453e849ff5d84e0be4c7~mv2.jpg)
At Rest
2012
oil on canvas
20 x 30
![At Rest [2012] oil on canvas, 20 x 30](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0062bc_e50c577ac1ae45929c7a714bbf4a05f9~mv2_d_1929_1444_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_734,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/0062bc_e50c577ac1ae45929c7a714bbf4a05f9~mv2_d_1929_1444_s_2.jpg)