24 x 36, 2019 $1760. "La Femme" literally means Look for The Woman. This mixed media painting is an abstracted figure of a woman. I have incorporated pages from a vintage dictionary from a pages with the words Woman, Womankind, Procreate and Procrastinate. In addition, there are 2 pages from a French letter dated 1771, vintage netting, roots and a seed pod.

2019 Mixed Media Painting, 24x24, $1780.
Who's perfect among us? This is a mixed media painting on canvas, inspired by the political turmoil created by deeply flawed men.

40x30, 2019, $2500. Two halves make up the whole of this couple. This figurative work was inspired by the trilogy books "She, He and We" written by Robert Johnson about the sociology of relationships.
Original photography makes up parts of this piece.

24x18, 2020. $1020. This mixed media painting is about the right to choose. It illustrates the pressure some women feel when they are approaching their peak fertility cycle and have yet to find the right partner. The eyes in many of my paintings are very telling, in this one she is looking to her left, a bed in a dark room and a man diving into the black tux...her soulmate.

25" x 19" Mixed media collage, $1945. Archival Mat, Framed
This mixed media collage is about communications in the 21st century. I incorporated white envelopes that arrive with bills and junk mail as a border to this portrait. Fewer people are reading physical newspapers and receiving snail mail. The lower portion of the portrait is a painting I photographed. incorporating it with cut paper to create his portrait. His teeth are from a magazine photo of a wooden railing, contrasting the updates in the 21st century. This portrait would look great in a modern home.

Mixed Media Painting on canvas, 18 x 24, $1080.
This colorful mixed media painting is about speaking out for the rights of all people. The current administration has made it more imperative to speak out for our rights and get to the polls to vote for change. How is it that in 2020 women are still being denied the right to make decisions for their own bodies? When will gun laws be strengthened so that we all feel safe? When will our country get back to political civility? " RISE, SPEAK,REPEAT"

24" x 30", 2019 , mixed media painting. $1325. "Americans" is a painting about the racial divide. It saddens me that we as a nation continue to suppress diversity and equality for people of color. The social imbalance enters their relationships. Some men have fewer opportunities and are made to feel inferior. They have to try many doors before one opens to them. She's a queen- wears the crown, when she enters a room she wants you to know she has arrived.
Mixed media: created using cut paper, original photographs, paint, charcoal.

36x24, 2019, $1710."Faith" is a mixed media painting about the journey we take in relationships. How we navigate the ups and downs with an open mind and heart.

24x24, 2019 Mixed Media Painting, $1360. "What's Past is Prologue" is the first chapter- an introduction- to the life that this couple will soon embark upon.

"The title "What's Past is Prologue" is from Shakespeare's play "The Tempest". " Sir Walter Raleigh had in fact named one of the new world colonies "Virginia" after his monarch’s chastity. King James arranged political marriages for his grandchildren. Prospero, feels the need to teach Miranda the "value of chastity", a primary lesson being taught by the masque along with having a happy marriage."
This mixed media painting includes original photography, a letter dated 1771, cut paper on stretched canvas.

Mixed Media Collage, Framed size 23 x 19, $1685. (Framed, Archival Mat, Museum Glass )

24x24, 2020, $1485. This mixed media painting on stretched canvas is about racism experienced in America. It's dark ,ugly and not so subtle.

30x24, 2019, $1300." A Walk in the Park" celebrates the everyday life of a dog and his owner...stopping to smell the flowers.

30x24, 2019, $1575. Growing up we expect to find ever-lasting love and happiness...What we value becomes what we live. Don't we all want happy endings?

Mixed Media collage , 22 x 16, $1050

24x18, 2019. Mixed Media Painting $970.

24x24, 2019, $955.This mixed media painting on canvas is about flirting and relationships,. We project what we want others to see - not always the way we see ourselves.

30x40, 2019, $2250. I started out calling this painting "The Confession", in the end "He's So Fine" really fits. He's everything to her, hovering above- perhaps out of her league...
I created this mixed media painting on canvas.
I have incorporated original photographs, cut paper, silk, mica pastels and rock crystal, textiles and acrylic paint. It is mounted on a 30 x 40" canvas.
My collage work is inspired by Romare Bearden.

Mixed media painting, 24 x 26,$1575. This painting is a political statement about Empowerment and Women's Rights. How easily some in this country have accepted that sexual assault by a President is ok. The male represents power, religion, "boys will be boys" attitude, sexual games.
This man is the worst excuse for a man,His thoughts "slut, whore, cunt" are written to the left of his disguised face. His body is made up of original photos and magazine pictures of a gun, wrought iron grill work, an orgy, bottles of alcohol, tree carvings. She wears the crown of a woman scorned. Her face is partially concealed by a photo of a vintage lock that hides her emotions from him. She sees and loves the carefree, playful man, but at her heart she knows to protect herself. A vintage skeleton hangs in the center of what the heart wants and fears most.
The image of a fist full of money wraps around the canvas frame to 3 sides... Not Everything is Transactional.

36 x 24, 2018, $1870. Running with wind in her hair is a joyful image of a carefree woman-girl.
This is a mixed media collage made up of grey, blue and silvered papers.

30x24, 2019, $1235. The Threads That Bind Us"is a figurative piece is about relationships. Uniting with a soulmate makes us whole. The purity and ease with which we are one with each other. How we can finish each others sentences, know what the other is thinking. When we finally find each other we are complete.

mixed media, 26" x 17", Mixed media, $895.

Mixed Media Collage, 15" x 12", 2019, $855. This unique mixed media collage depicts a woman at the crossroad of her life. Madonna |(any woman today) challenging her beliefs in today's world.

2018 Mixed Media Collage, 22 x 16, $760.

40x30, 2019, $1095. , "The Conversation" Mixed Media painting on canvas about the love between a couple. Words tumble from their mouths questioning their love and commitment. Her grasp of his wrist reveals so much more than words can express...

24" x 24, 2019, $360. "If Not NOW, When?" is a statement about growing up in a patriarchal society, how men try to subvert women when they speak up for equal rights.
I am inspired by Michelle Obama's autobiography, climbing the ladder of success as an African American woman. Women and girls of all races have been fighting for equal opportunities in the world for centuries, somehow we seem to be going backwards. (the cutout fabric border is filled with portraits of women and girls-some known, some not.)
Notes on what the mixed media painting is made up from:
*The 2 pages are from Robert Johnson's book "She", from the series "He", "She", "We" about how the we relate to eachother - highly recommended reading. The vintage (1925) cutout girl and man are from child's cut paper doll page - I have owned for since I was a teenager.
Dictionary page from a 1909 Webster International Dictionary.

17" x 17" mixed media collage on vintage metal box . $800.
The male and female figures face each other. She is is golden, above reproach - the space between them is what remains. This figurative collage was created using a vintage metal box with small holes, vintage French seal, linen, assorted papers, paint.

25 x 19, $585. Women are always questioning their worth, she's got her Feminine Credentials but she isn't sure of her worth no matter how many stairs she climbs. Spotlight on the glass ceiling everyone talks about. 19 years into the 21st century... it hasn't broken....

2019 Mixed Media Collage, 25 x 20, $765.

24 x 19", mixed media collage $630.