Bruise #2

Oil on Panel. 12 x 12 Inches.

I have been focused on painting cropped images of the human figure for some time. In my most recent work I documented many of the bruises I found on my body during the complete renovation of a burned out 1920s house. My husband and I did much of the hard labor ourselves--sledge hammers, pry bars, nails and debris were a huge part of our daily lives. I was delighted in the pathos of the bruise—a stormy, ethereal quality that was at once a representational fact and a complete abstraction.

Bruise #1

Oil on Panel. 12 x 12 Inches.

One in a series of five paintings of bruises.

Bruise #4

Oil on Panel. 12 x 12 Inches.

One in a series of five paintings of bruises.

Bruise #5

Oil on Panel. 12 x 12 Inches.

One in a series of five paintings of bruises.

Bruise #3

Oil on Panel. 12 x 12 Inches.

One in a series of five paintings of bruises.

Imprint

Oil on Panel. 10 x 14 3/4 Inches.

I suppose having thought a lot about the body in terms of landscape in earlier work, I was naturally interested in the marks that appear on that landscape. Here I am focused on the imprint from the waistband of my jeans that is made across my abdomen.

Allagash

Oil on panel. The Allagash, as my Maine friends will know, is a series of rivers and streams that ribbon through Northern ME. I'm a practically translucent skinned person, so my veins are really visible. I had been thinking about how the places we're from become a part of us, of our outlook, and our sense of self. Here my veins are meant to reference the water coursing through the Northern region of my home state.

Portal

Oil on panel, 16 x 16 inches. The cat is a creature that traverses two worlds--the domestic, and the natural world beyond it, making it a metaphor for exploration, transition, mystery, and the collapsing of opposites, interior and exterior. Here a furry calico tail guides the eye into an uncertain spiral, and a heavy, black frame feels like a hatch or doorway of some kind, suggesting entry into an alternate consciousness.

Portal (detail)

Oil on panel, 16 x 16 inches

Blah All Over

Monotype, 11 x 11 inches

Pile of Shit

Monotype, 11 x 10 inches. Printmaking is a rare occurrence in my work, but a delightful distraction and a way to make sure the studio stays fun.

Blah Spiral

Ink on paper, 10 x 10 inches

A downward spiral of blahs.

Charles I

Charles I, Oil on panel, 4 x 6 inches (unframed). A portrait of the facial hair of King Charles I of England, which is part of a larger portrait-gallery-style installation titled Vagina Envy, of which the facial hair of Sigmund Freud is the central image.

Sigmund Freud

Oil on panel, 4 x 6 inches (unframed). A portrait of the facial hair of psychiatrist Sigmund Freud , which is part of a larger portrait-gallery-style installation titled Vagina Envy. This painting is the central image.

Installation view

This is the installation view of nine facial hair portraits. The portrait of Sigmund Freud's facial hair is the central image. Each portrait is accompanied by a brief biography.

Jesse Ventura

Oil on panel, 4 x 6 inches (unframed). A portrait of the facial hair of wrestler and politician Jesse Ventura, which is part of a larger portrait gallery style installation titled Vagina Envy, of which the facial hair of Sigmund Freud is the central image.

Mark McGwire

Oil on panel, 4 x 6 inches (unframed). A portrait of the facial hair of baseball player Mark McGwire, which is part of a larger portrait gallery style installation titled Vagina Envy, of which the facial hair of Sigmund Freud is the central image.

Snoop Dogg

Oil on panel, 4 x 6 inches; (unframed). A portrait of the facial hair of rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, which is part of a larger portrait gallery style installation titled Vagina Envy, of which the facial hair of Sigmund Freud is the central image.

Cardinal Richelieu

Oil on panel, 4 x 6 inches; (unframed). A portrait of the facial hair of Cardinal Richelieu, which is part of a larger portrait-gallery-style installation titled Vagina Envy, of which the facial hair of Sigmund Freud is the central image.

Gift

Wood and paint, made to fit the artist.

Pet

A wearable, soft sculpture with a purring sound, dimensions variable.

Pet

Gallery view of 4 wearable, soft sculptures with purring sound, dimensions variable.

Self Portrait

Lipstick, 11 x 9 5/8 inches. This painting, made with red lipstick, is the central painting in a series of 11.

Self Portrait

Lipstick, 11 x 9 5/8 inches each. There are 11 lipstick paintings in total. Their colors are based on lipstick swatch spectra found at make-up counters.

Rorschach

Manipulated Gelatin Silver Print, 9 5/8 x 11 inches.

Cat Nap

Manipulated Gelatin Silver Print, 7 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches.