My process is informed by exploration of both the natural world and abandoned urban landscapes. The work references transformation in natural phenomena, examines humanity’s place in natural historical context, and notes the marks we leave behind.

Boxed:Shift

Boxed:Shift emerged as a series in 2020 when I moved to a high-urban shelter between high rise buildings - during a pandemic. Boxed:Shift took shape in response to a new environment of geometric forms and a palette reflecting the light of water and sky over San Francisco Bay, and our collective feeling of locked-in and looking out as we adapted and shifted to a changed world. Juxtaposing color is what I do; introducing geometric forms and changing my palette is a shift. Painting clean-edged lines free-hand has been a pivot in process that echoes my pandemic experience: control outside of the lines, freedom within them.

Boxed:Shift (Shimmer), Oil on canvas, 38" x 60"
Boxed:Shift (Winter Sycamore), 20" x 44", Oil on canvas
Boxed:Shift (Winter Sycamore), 20" x 44", Oil on canvas
Boxed:Shift (Low Rise), Oil on canvas, 60" x 25"
Boxed:Shift (Low Rise), Oil on canvas, 60" x 25"
Boxed:Shift (Good Morning Mr. Caen), Oil/alkyd on canvas, 48 x 60 in.
Boxed:Shift (Good Morning Mr. Caen), Oil/alkyd on canvas, 48 x 60 in.
Boxed:Shift (Dusk), Oil on canvas, 12" x 9"
Boxed:Shift (Dusk), Oil on canvas, 12" x 9"
Boxed:Shift (Tags at Dawn), Oil/graphite on panel, 50" x 7"
Boxed:Shift (Tags at Dawn), Oil/graphite on panel, 50" x 7"
Boxed:Shift (Jones Last Light), Oil/metallic pigment on panel, 50" x 7"
Boxed:Shift (Jones Last Light), Oil/metallic pigment on panel, 50" x 7"
Boxed:Shift (Tug Stack), Oil on panel
Boxed:Shift (Tug Stack), Oil on panel
Boxed:Shift (So.Van Ness), Oil/graphite on canvas, 24" x 24"
Boxed:Shift (So.Van Ness), Oil/graphite on canvas, 24" x 24"
Boxed:Shift (Play Ball), Oil/metallic pigment on panel, 12 x 48 in.
Boxed:Shift (Play Ball), Oil/metallic pigment on panel, 12 x 48 in.
Boxed:Shift No. 1, Oil/alkyd on panel, 10" x 30" x 2"
Boxed:Shift No. 1, Oil/alkyd on panel, 10" x 30" x 2"
Boxed:Shift No. 2, Oil/alkyd on panel, 10" x 30" x 2" SOLD
Boxed:Shift No. 2, Oil/alkyd on panel, 10" x 30" x 2" SOLD
Boxed:Shift No. 3, Oil/alkyd & metallic pigment on panel, 10" x 30" x 2" SOLD
Boxed:Shift No. 3, Oil/alkyd & metallic pigment on panel, 10" x 30" x 2" SOLD
Boxed:Shift No. 4, Oil/alkyd and graphite on panel, 10" x 30" x 2"
Boxed:Shift No. 4, Oil/alkyd and graphite on panel, 10" x 30" x 2"
Boxed:Shift Intersectional, Oil/canvas, 28" x 40"
Boxed:Shift Intersectional, Oil/canvas, 28" x 40"
Boxed:Shift (Clay Street Rooftops), Oil on panel, 44" x 20"
Boxed:Shift (Clay Street Rooftops), Oil on panel, 44" x 20"
Boxed:Shift (Alley), Oil on panel, 30" x 10" SOLD
Boxed:Shift (Alley), Oil on panel, 30" x 10" SOLD
Boxed:Shift (Reflection), Oil/panel, 30" x 10" SOLD
Boxed:Shift (Reflection), Oil/panel, 30" x 10" SOLD
Boxed:Shift (Leafing Out), Oil/canvas, 40"x7" SOLD
Boxed:Shift (Leafing Out), Oil/canvas, 40"x7" SOLD
Boxed:Shift (Copper & Gold), acrylic on panel, 9 x 18 in.
Boxed:Shift (Copper & Gold), acrylic on panel, 9 x 18 in.
Boxed:Shift (Grace Labyrinth), Oil on canvas, 48 x 16 in.
Boxed:Shift (Grace Labyrinth), Oil on canvas, 48 x 16 in.
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