Figurative II Wood Print

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Ruffles and laces and ribbons and frills – these are the accoutrements we find of the romantic woman of vintage nostalgia days. Regency Romance, the period of the early 1800s, is one strongly associated with this.

But ruffles and laces and ribbons and frills, though strongly associated with an historical sense of femininity, do not necessarily imply weakness and inability. Indeed, the gentler one looks on the outside, the more firm one may be on the inside. As is said, one can’t judge a book by its cover, nor a woman by the clothes that she wears.

Figurative II is a delightful romp into the past, a look at a beautiful woman in a romantic setting, doing what women have done all through history and continue to do even in these enlightened days: fixing her hair. The artwork invites the viewer to join the woman in her boudoir as she prepares for an evening ahead, to watch as her fingers move skillfully through her plaits, weaving the hair in and out and setting it all in...

I am a fine art painter who creates representational images celebrating light, life, and color. A commercial illustrator for more than 20 years, I have been painting for most of my life, and in the last 13 years have focused exclusively on fine art. I celebrate images that invite the viewer to step into the artwork and experience a sense of joy, peace, freedom, encouragement, meditation, and thought. There's a lot of angry art out there, as well as a lot of shallow pop. I choose to use the abilities and experience I have to promote beauty and goodness.