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A lovely, mermaid in shades of blue, violet and radiant orchid lounges on a bright starfish, gesturing with her hand, but what is she signaling, and to whom?
As an artist I long to depict not only what is real, but also that which is possible. I have always been fascinated, by fairy tales and myths, and the magickal realm they portray, the sense of mystery and wonder they evoke. What's more, humans know so very little about what lurks beneath the water surrounding us, and possibly even less about what lurks beneath the obvious world of our consciousness.
The mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transforms herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover. Mermaids are sometimes depicted as perilous creatures associa...

To me, making art is about the stopping of time, as are so many of the things I most love doing. I don't believe in time as we know it. When I become engaged in creating something, I no longer feel subject to time's constricting whims. That is why I am driven to create. I love the light touch and thrilling chemistry of watercolor painting, the bold strokes possible in pastel work, the patterns I can create with an ink drawing, and learning something new, always. Color thrills me. Texture delights. I hope with each work to retain the clarity of what I see, and bring that into view for others. I may not always achieve that, but the honest desire is present in each of my pieces. For those who enjoy facts; I am a signature member of...