Inhale Exhale

These mixed media paintings are dealing with escapism as well as exploring the longing of stillness and freedom that is often difficult to get in parenthood. magenta and blues- colors that are a nod towards vulnerability and trust.

Growing up in Vermont, I have many childhood memories of rambling through the woods behind my home pretending I was exploring a fantastical world influenced by C. S. Lewis, and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Those hours I spent outside in imaginative play were my escape from the tension at home- getting lost in my deep thoughts away from the yelling and financial fears that were a constant presence.

As a mother I crave spaciousness and silence, something that is often difficult to get being the flex parent. I long for the woods where there is stillness and wild freedom. In the paintings I captured the imaginative realm of the forest, hoping that you will also recall the sounds and smells of the woods.