a non-profit gallery for the visual and performing arts

2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond, VA 23225
in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center

Gallery hours beginning Saturday, January 22, 2022:
Noon to 4pm, Tuesday - Sunday
Free and Open to the Public
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Hibiscus Floating
2016, Mixed Media (paper, clayboard, pigmented ink, wax), 20x16 inches
Retail Value $400

Artist Statement

My work is inspired by landscape, usually a particular moment in a particular place. "Hibiscus Floating" recalls a fallen flower bobbing on the sea. As I was focusing on the flower, a huge sea turtle swam slowly towards me, reached up to the surface, delicately sucked the blossom into its mouth, then turned in a leisurely way, and swam on.

The printed marks reference the Hawaiian tradition of tattooing. The juxtaposition of natural form with stylized markings holds a primal fascination, like writing on skin, and is something I have enjoyed using in my "Hawaiian" pieces.

Biography

Educated in Scotland, where I studied Philosophy and Fine Arts at St. Andrews University, I have lived in Richmond since 1990. I continued my art education with classes at Duncan of Jordanstone College, now part of the Univeristy of Dundee, and at VCU. I have been a member of artspace Gallery since 2015. My work has appeared in juried shows and group shows in Scotland and Virginia, and I will have a solo show at artspace in September.

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