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Artist’s Statement
I grew up in the New York suburbs and have been living in the Boston area for most of my adult life. I work full time as an ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, but painting has always been an important part of my life. I paint in oil using a very limited color palette. I have always liked muted colors and rustic things. My goal is to take ordinary objects and make them into interesting paintings by utilizing the reflections and shadows created by a dramatic light source. My style of painting is realism but not photorealism, in that I try to place little patches of color next to one another leaving visible brushstrokes rather than blending. I love the way it all comes together when viewed from a distance. I am fascinated by the way the brain can fill in the missing pieces when an edge is lost, or when an object can appear to be painted with great detail, but really is made up of only a few strokes of paint placed in just the right way. I especially like the way light changes when it encounters a convex metal surface or is bent by glass or water. I love that in painting we are really just creating illusions with the limited value scale of paint.
Memberships
Copley Society of Art, Boston MA (CoISo)
Salmagundi Club, NY (SCNY)
American Women Artists- Associate with Distinction
Cambridge Art Association- Associate Artist
Portrait Society of America
Newton Art Association
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (CLWAC)- Associate Member
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) Associate Member
Oil Painters of America (OPA) Associate Member
Allied Artists of America, Inc Associate Member
Awards
2025 Richeson75 Small Works competition, Finalist
2025 17th Art Renewal Center Salon, 33PA Publishing Prize
2024 17th Art Renewal Center Salon- 1 work, Finalist
2024 17th Art Renewal Center Salon- 6 works, Semifinalists
2024 Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition, Ware, MA, 2nd place Oils
2024 Newton Art Association Annual Awards Show, Honorable Mention
2024 Copley Society of Art Summer Small Works Show “Reflections” Merit Award
2024 Oil Painters of America, Spring Online Show, Second Place Award $1500 prize
2024 M. Graham Award. American Women Artists Online Exhibition
2024 American Women Artists, Outstanding Achievement Award, Still Life Category $250
2024 Richeson75 International Still life and florals competition, Finalist
2024 Copley Society of Art Winter Small Works Show “Glow”- Merit Award
2023 Copley Society of Art Holiday Small Works Show-Merit Award
2023 Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition-Finalist, Non-Commissioned Portrait category
2023 Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition-9th Place, Outside the Box category
2023 Oil Painters of America, Fall Online Showcase, Honorable Mention
2023 Richeson75 Figure/Portrait competition by jury selection, Finalist
2023 Copley Society of Art Small Works Show “On the Horizon”, Merit Award
2023 Richeson75 International Floral and Still Life Competition, 3 works, Merit Awards
2022 Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition- Finalist, Still Life category
2022 Copley Society of Art Holiday Small Works Show-Merit Award
2022 16th Art Renewal Center Salon- Finalist
2022 16th Art Renewal Center Salon- 4 works, Semifinalists
2022 American Women Artists Spring Online Juried Show-Finalist
2022 Newton Art Association New Members Show- Honorable Mention
Juried Shows
2025 American Women Artists, Annual Online Juried Exhibition
2024 NOAPS Fall International Online Exhibition
2024 Salmagundi Club NY(SCNY) 116th Annual Thumb Box Exhibition- 3 works accepted
2024 Salmagundi Club NY (SCNY) 15th Annual Slyvia Maria Glesmann Floral Exhibition
2024 Northeast Fine Arts Exhibition, Ware, MA, 2 works accepted
2024 NOAPS Associate Member On-Line Juried Exhibition
2024 NOAPS Fall International Online Juried Exhibition
2024 NOAPS Spring International Online Juried Exhibition
2024 American Women Artists Annual Online Juried Show
2024 Allied Artists of America Associate Online Exhibition
2024 Salmagundi Club, NY (SCNY) 2024 Members Exhibition, 2 works
2023 Salmagundi Club, NY (SCNY) 115th Annual Thumb-box show
2023 Galatea Fine Art Gallery Show “Let There be Light”, Boston MA
2023 CLWAC 126th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, NY (SCNY)
2023 American Women Artists Spring Show
2023 NOAPS Associate Online Exhibition American Women Artists Spring Show
2023 Almenara Online Exhibition- 5 works accepted
2023 Copley Society of Art National Juried Show “Through Hopper’s Lens”
2023 Salmagundi 42nd Annual Painting, Sculpture, and Graphics Exhibition
2023 CLWAC Members and Associates Online Show
2023 Academic Artists Association Exhibition of Traditional Realism
2023 Copley Society of Art Show “Winter Harmony"
2022 American Women Artists Spring Show
2022 Galatea Fine Art Gallery show “Unquiet”, Boston MA