BMoCA 11: Nataraja Painting

Lyrical & gestural abstraction conveying essence, inspired by nature, infused with meditation, following beauty & wonder. Public collection: New Mexico Capitol Art Collection since 1998. Museum group shows: Northern California Open, MarinMOCA 2024. Hardly Strictly Mini Biennial, Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2023. Benefit Art Auction Exhibitions, Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2022 and 2023. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Pensacola Museum of Art. Sonoma Museum of Visual Art. Profile/art in book 100 Artists of the Southwest. Recipient of the 2015 Tip Coleman Scholarship for Judith Kruger's Nihonga & Beyond: Japanese Mineral Painting Workshop. Joyful, energizing. Sensitivity, playfulness, and delicacy. Essence of nature captured. Abstract and expressive imagery emerges from texture and archetype, as the chemistry of consciousness depicts subtle levels of creation. Artworks by a self-taught artist with a doctorate in Creativity, Art, & the Sacred speak to the heart and subconscious, bypassing the intellect. "My first memory is of insisting when I was four that prospective buyers of our Atlanta house see the paintings I'd done in my bedroom closet." Born Atlanta, GA. Grew up in Jacksonville, FL. 30 years Santa Fe, NM. 8 years in Marin County, CA. “Art is a doorway, the freshness of the fountain within. My inspiration comes from quiet interior states, meditation experiences, and contemplative creative time with nature, books, and art. I create art that expands and enlivens consciousness, that nourishes, heals and makes whole, and is a wonder to myself and others.” Artist Interviews: + many more from 2022, 2023 on my website. Private, public, & corporate collections include: Fidelity Investment Corporation, Boston, MA. Verizon (formerly MCI), Arlington, VA. on permanent display in New Mexico Capitol Art Collection, Santa Fe, NM. Wegman Associates, Atlanta, GA. Wingspread Communications, Albuquerque, NM. Enterprise Bank (Los Alamos National Bank), Santa Fe, NM. Mary Morris & Larry O'Connor, Brooklyn, NY.