Then and Now

THEN AND NOW
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My interest in the link between past and present began with my mom's passing. As I looked through old photos of her I realized that much of who I am was influenced and framed by the experiences and people in my past, especially my mother. And as I completed each painting I learned more about our relationship and my heritage. I continue to do work that is inspired by the link between generations and the mother/daughter bond.

Two women, one in black and white and wearing vintage clothing and one in color sit in a verdant, green garden with a large reflecting pool.

A vintage portrait of a mother with two little girls is overlayed with a Jacobean floral motif in blue and green.

This painting of a young woman in vintage clothes is overlayed with a colorful decorative floral pattern.

This is a large oil painting of people gathering and walking down a road at twilight. A family of three is in. the foreground. They are wearing vintage clothes.

A fine art oil painting of an empty chair with a colorful embroidered pillow with birds and flowers in the foreground. In monochromatic background has a woman and cityscape.

This portrait of a woman in a vintage bathingsuit sitting on the beach overlayed by a red floral embroidery pattern.

A contemporary realist painting of a vintage family portrait in front of a sea wall on the sand.