For the last 25 years I have expressed myself through sculpture. However, recently I have felt a need to explore and try something new. Last winter I devoted myself entirely to mixed media painting on wood. I felt a new found freedom. I soon realized that this medium enabled me to more clearly understand and spontaneously express what I needed to say.

Two years ago I spent a year caring for my mother who was dying of cancer. The experience affected me profoundly. These paintings are an expression of that experience. They are personal metaphors; stories about my inquiry into death. What is it? What will my death be like?

Whether because of the lack of acknowledgment of death in our culture or for personal reasons, I feel a deep need to make sense of this mystery. These paintings represent my attempt to explore this realm. Sizes vary from 14" x 28" to 38" x 74".