I have always been interested in people with lives of extraordinary achievement and/or notoriety and get my daily dose from reading the obituaries in the NY Times. As an artist and portrait painter, I would often look beyond the words to the photograph provided.
In January of 2009 I embarked on a daily process of drawing one portrait a day from the NY Times obituaries in Moleskine books, a process that I pursued for 360 portraits in 12 books over the course of one year. While the daily practice of drawing not only provides a chronological development in technical skill, I found the close examination of their physical portrait resulted in a more emotional and even personal connection. The written obituary may be the final word on a notable life but for me each drawn portrait takes on a life of its own that goes beyond death. In the end the entire body of work represents a celebration of life.
Lives and works in Berkeley, CA
Education:
2006
California College of Art
1990 - 1993
San Francisco Art Institute
1993-2005
Independent study with bay area artists
1977
B.S. Boston University
Exhibitions / Awards:
2010
A Year of Portraits From the New York Times Obituaries (solo exhibition)
Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2008
Women's History Month: Relics & Remembrances
Runner up
March 8-30 2008
2006-7
Berkeley Civic Center Art Exhibition 2006-7
Selected through a juried process from over 500 slide entries
2004Portraits
Woodside Public Library Group show, Woodside, CA
2003
Open Studios
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