I am interested in the passage of time in nature. I focus on how plants grow and die and how we try to preserve and remember their fleeting moments of beauty.
My work ranges across many media: painting, drawing, collage, photography and installation. I grow, collect and preserve flowers and leaves. I dry them for use in collages. And I make stains from flowers and leaves, rubbing them onto paper, creating traces of their ephemeral color. Many record what grows at my home in Hillsdale, NY or places I visit and become a kind of diary or scrapbook. My work documents a particular time and place while investigating the beauty of nature and its transformation into art.
My work ranges across many media: painting, drawing, collage, photography and installation. I grow, collect and preserve flowers and leaves. I dry them for use in collages. And I make stains from flowers and leaves, rubbing them onto paper, creating traces of their ephemeral color. Many record what grows at my home in Hillsdale, NY or places I visit and become a kind of diary or scrapbook. My work documents a particular time and place while investigating the beauty of nature and its transformation into art.
Botanicals
Danse Macabre
2023
leaves, acrylic on paper
14 x 11 inches
2023
leaves, acrylic on paper
14 x 11 inches
In the exhibition: "The Body Politic: Women, Earth, and the Environment" at the Hewiitt Gallery at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. March - May 2025.
Burning Bush X
2023
Ink, leaves on paper
8 x 8 inches
2023
Ink, leaves on paper
8 x 8 inches
Burning Bush is an invasive species and should be removed.
Maples on the Move
2023
leaves, ink, acrylic on paper
8 x 8 inches
2023
leaves, ink, acrylic on paper
8 x 8 inches
Sugar Maple trees are under threat from global warming and will have to move North to survive.
Black Square: Scream
2023
leaf, ink, acrylic on paper
8 x8 inches
2023
leaf, ink, acrylic on paper
8 x8 inches
Another in the series of collages with black squares commenting on the environmental crisis.
Exhibition: “Plant Matter,” curated by Ursula Hudak; Roxbury Arts Group; Roxbury, NY; August 2024
Exhibition: “Plant Matter,” curated by Ursula Hudak; Roxbury Arts Group; Roxbury, NY; August 2024
Bash Bish Falls
2022
acrylic, pencil, fern, varnish on paper
16 x 11.5 inches
2022
acrylic, pencil, fern, varnish on paper
16 x 11.5 inches
My interpretation of Bash Bish Falls, inspired by the painting by Asher B. Durand and a recent visit to the falls.
Black Square: Touch
2022
acrylic, leaf fragments on paper
8 x 8 inches
2022
acrylic, leaf fragments on paper
8 x 8 inches
Black Square: Oaks
2022
acrylic, leaf fragments on paper
14 x 11 inches
2022
acrylic, leaf fragments on paper
14 x 11 inches
Black Square: Arc 1
2022
acrylic, leaves on museum board
12 x 9 inches
2022
acrylic, leaves on museum board
12 x 9 inches
Leaves and black square.
In exhibition, “ Small Works: Plant Based,”Woodstock Art Association & Museum:
curated by Tracey Cockrell; Woodstock, NY; August 2024
In exhibition, “ Small Works: Plant Based,”Woodstock Art Association & Museum:
curated by Tracey Cockrell; Woodstock, NY; August 2024
Black Square: Time out
2022
acrylic, leaves on paper
14 x 11 inches
2022
acrylic, leaves on paper
14 x 11 inches
In the exhibition: "The Body Politic: Women, Earth, and the Environment" at the Hewiitt Gallery at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. March - May 2025.
Black square: face it
2021
acrylic, Sweet gum leaves, pencil on museum board
12 x 9.5 inches
2021
acrylic, Sweet gum leaves, pencil on museum board
12 x 9.5 inches
Black square and Sweet gum leaves.
In the exhibition: "The Body Politic: Women, Earth, and the Environment" at the Hewiitt Gallery at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. March - May 2025.
In the exhibition: "The Body Politic: Women, Earth, and the Environment" at the Hewiitt Gallery at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. March - May 2025.
Black Square: guards
2021
acrylic, Japanese Maple leaves, pencil on museum board
12 x 10 inches
2021
acrylic, Japanese Maple leaves, pencil on museum board
12 x 10 inches
In the exhibition: "The Body Politic: Women, Earth, and the Environment" at the Hewiitt Gallery at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. March - May 2025.
Black Square: Flight
2021
acrylic, Japanese Maple leaf fragments, pencil on museum board
9.25 x 9 inches on 12 x 10 inch board
2021
acrylic, Japanese Maple leaf fragments, pencil on museum board
9.25 x 9 inches on 12 x 10 inch board
The first piece in my series of Black Square collages.
In exhibition: “Plant Matter,” curated by Ursula Hudak; Roxbury Arts Group; Roxbury, NY; August 2024
SOLD
In exhibition: “Plant Matter,” curated by Ursula Hudak; Roxbury Arts Group; Roxbury, NY; August 2024
SOLD
Tree Tree Tree
2024
archival ink jet print
multiple sizes available: 30 x 22 inches
2024
archival ink jet print
multiple sizes available: 30 x 22 inches
This collage was made from dried Japanese Maple leaves cut and arranged in a grid going from green to brown. It was scanned and made into a fine art archival ink jet print. Available in full-size edition. And 16 x 12 edition.
The original is in the collection of the Cary Institute.
The original is in the collection of the Cary Institute.
Black squares: multi
2021
acrylic, leaves on paper
30 x 22.25 inches
2021
acrylic, leaves on paper
30 x 22.25 inches
A collage of dried leaves.
Circle Out
2020
leaves on paper
14 x 11 inches
2020
leaves on paper
14 x 11 inches
collage of Japanese Maple leaves
Circle In
2020
leaves on paper
14 x 11 inches
2020
leaves on paper
14 x 11 inches
dried Japanese Maple leaves collaged on paper
Bitter/Sweet wreath
2021
vines, acrylic paint, metal buttons
approximately 6 feet round x 8 inches
2021
vines, acrylic paint, metal buttons
approximately 6 feet round x 8 inches
Invasive Bittersweet vines wound into a wreath with spokes to invoke the model of the Coronavirus. A site specific installation made for the ICEHOUSE Project Space in Sharon, CT.
12 Invasives
2021
acrylic & ink on canvas with painted vines
approximately 6 x 6 feet x 2 inches deep
2021
acrylic & ink on canvas with painted vines
approximately 6 x 6 feet x 2 inches deep
Paintings of some of the invasive plants in my yard. An installation made for the ICEHOUSE Project Space in Sharon, CT.
No Norways 2
2021/2022
acrylic on wood
14 x 14 x 1.5 inches
2021/2022
acrylic on wood
14 x 14 x 1.5 inches
A slice of a Norway Maple tree, an invasive in my area painted with a warning slogan. The wood has cracked over time, my collaboration with time and Mother Nature.
Nature Notes: 1 x 1
2019
dried leaves, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
2019
dried leaves, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
dried leaves collaged on panel
Nature Notes: 2 x 2
2019
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
2019
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
dried leaves collaged on panel
Sold.
Sold.
Nature Notes: 3 x 3 (Fringe tree)
2020
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
2020
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
dried leaves collaged on panel
Nature Notes: 4 x 4 (Sweet Gum)
2020
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
2020
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
dried leaves collaged on panel
Sold.
Sold.
Nature Notes: 5 x 5
2019
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
2019
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
dried leaves collaged on panel
Nature Notes: 6 x 6
2019
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
2019
leaves, ink, acrylic on panel
4 x 4 x .5 inches
dried leaves collaged on panel
Palindrome
2020/2022
flower stains, colored pencil, ink on paper
14 x 10.5 inches
2020/2022
flower stains, colored pencil, ink on paper
14 x 10.5 inches
The colors here were created by rubbing flower petals onto paper. The colors were blended to go in one direction and then repeat back as a palindrome. The colored pencil lines match the colors and will provide a benchmark if the colors fade.
Bidens Bounded
2019/2022
flower stain & graphite on paper
7 x 9.75 inches
2019/2022
flower stain & graphite on paper
7 x 9.75 inches
Stains from yellow Bidens flowers.
Blue/Yellow/Green (Elm)
2019
collaged flower stains, elm leaves & pencil on paper
14 7/8 x 11 inches
2019
collaged flower stains, elm leaves & pencil on paper
14 7/8 x 11 inches
In the collection of Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY.
The Blues
2016
flower stains, colored pencil on paper
9.5 x 11 inches, unframed size
2016
flower stains, colored pencil on paper
9.5 x 11 inches, unframed size
Stains from all the blue flowers in my gardens.
'August' Garden scroll
2002/2016
mixed media on paper
36 inches x 14 feet 8 inches (variable)
2002/2016
mixed media on paper
36 inches x 14 feet 8 inches (variable)
The ‘August’ Garden Scroll, a mixed media work on paper, records the making of the ‘August’ Garden shown in the photograph. The scroll follows the growing season from the last frost date in the Spring to the first frost date in the fall and the process of planting and nurturing the garden. The minutiae of gardening and the process of creating the art project, are recorded in multiple ways including collaged scanned images of the dried plants hanging below the time line and a reflection of their intended color above the line among other assorted data.
Conservatory Garden: Collect
2016
flower stains, graphite on paper
21 x 16 inches, unframed size
2016
flower stains, graphite on paper
21 x 16 inches, unframed size
Private collection.
Conservatory Garden: Collate
2016
flower stains, graphite on paper
21 x 16 inches, unframed size
2016
flower stains, graphite on paper
21 x 16 inches, unframed size
Private collection.
Plotted
2016
collaged flower stains on paper
21 x 16 inches, unframed size
2016
collaged flower stains on paper
21 x 16 inches, unframed size
Ring Around
2015
flower stains on paper
16.75 x 13.5 inches, unframed size
2015
flower stains on paper
16.75 x 13.5 inches, unframed size
Central Park Colored
2015
flower stains on paper
18.25 x 23 inches, unframed size
2015
flower stains on paper
18.25 x 23 inches, unframed size
Walk in the Park
2015
flower stains on paper
22.5 x 30 inches; 25.75 x 33.5 framed size
2015
flower stains on paper
22.5 x 30 inches; 25.75 x 33.5 framed size
Reservoir x 3
2015
flower stains on paper
10 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches, unframed size
2015
flower stains on paper
10 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches, unframed size
Shakespeare Garden
2015
flower stains on paper
11 x 8.5 inches, unframed size
2015
flower stains on paper
11 x 8.5 inches, unframed size
False
2015
flower stains & colored pencil on paper
30 x 22.75 inches unframed
2015
flower stains & colored pencil on paper
30 x 22.75 inches unframed
Between
2015
flower stains on paper
14.25 x 14.25 inches, unframed size
2015
flower stains on paper
14.25 x 14.25 inches, unframed size
About Red
2015
flower stains, colored pencil on paper
11 x 14 inches, unframed size
2015
flower stains, colored pencil on paper
11 x 14 inches, unframed size
Salvia x 3
2016
flower stains, ink on paper
14.5 x 19.5 inches, unframed size
2016
flower stains, ink on paper
14.5 x 19.5 inches, unframed size
Infinity, colored
2015
flower stains, crayon on paper
11 1/4 x 14 inches, unframed size
2015
flower stains, crayon on paper
11 1/4 x 14 inches, unframed size
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"Say it..." (red)
2015
flower stains on paper
7 x 10 inches; 9.75 x 12.75 inches framed
2015
flower stains on paper
7 x 10 inches; 9.75 x 12.75 inches framed
See it...
2015
flower stains on paper
7 x 10 inches; 9.75 x 12.75 inches framed
2015
flower stains on paper
7 x 10 inches; 9.75 x 12.75 inches framed
Do it...
2014
flower stains on paper
7 x 10 inches; 9.75 x 12.75 inches framed
2014
flower stains on paper
7 x 10 inches; 9.75 x 12.75 inches framed
Hillsdale Summer Colors
2015
flower stains & graphite on paper
10 x 14.25 inches, unframed
2015
flower stains & graphite on paper
10 x 14.25 inches, unframed
not for sale
Before the Frost
2015/2016
flower stains & pencil on paper
11.5 x 11 inches, unframed size
2015/2016
flower stains & pencil on paper
11.5 x 11 inches, unframed size
flower stains from my garden in Hillsdale before the threat of frost...
Equinox Flowers
2014
flower stains and graphite on paper
15 x 14 inches
2014
flower stains and graphite on paper
15 x 14 inches
stains from flowers in my garden on the day of the Fall equinox
Collection of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Collection of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
3 Lots
2014
flower stains on paper
18 x 24 inches, unframed size
2014
flower stains on paper
18 x 24 inches, unframed size
These shapes are based on parking lots at the SUNY New Paltz campus. The colors are from flowers gathered at the college.
Esopus House Lot
2014
flower stains on paper
12 x 16 inches
2014
flower stains on paper
12 x 16 inches
The shape is from one of the parking lots at SUNY New Paltz and the colors are stains from flowers growing on campus.
Flower Arrangement: iris
2014
flower stains, transfer paper line on paper
12 x 9 inches
2014
flower stains, transfer paper line on paper
12 x 9 inches
I rubbed the petals of siberian iris flowers on paper to make these colors. The lines are created by tracing the drawing using white and magenta transfer paper.
SOLD
SOLD
Flower Arrangement: rose
2014
flower stains, transfer paper line on paper
12 x 9 inches, unframed size
2014
flower stains, transfer paper line on paper
12 x 9 inches, unframed size
I rubbed the petals of roses and iris on paper to make these colors. The lines are created by tracing the drawing using white and magenta transfer paper.
Color Study II
2012
flower stains & colored pencil on paper
10 x 7 inches, unframed size
2012
flower stains & colored pencil on paper
10 x 7 inches, unframed size
Wave Hill Flower Diary
2013
flower stains on paper
each drawing: 6 x 6 inches, installation variable
2013
flower stains on paper
each drawing: 6 x 6 inches, installation variable
stains from flowers from Wave Hill Garden in the Bronx, forming a diary of my residency there
As shown at the Dorsky Museum, summer 2014
As shown at the Dorsky Museum, summer 2014
Roses for Essie
2011
altered book, rose pigment, flower
16 x 9 x 9 inches
2011
altered book, rose pigment, flower
16 x 9 x 9 inches
Wassaic I
2010
plant rubbing on Arches paper
22 x 30 inches
2010
plant rubbing on Arches paper
22 x 30 inches
pigment from rubbing flower and leaves on paper. Flowers include: domesticated Rose of Sharon, domesticated Bee Balm and wild Bird's Foot Trefoil growing in Wassaic, NY
Wassaic II
2010
plant pigment on Arches paper
22 x 30 inches
2010
plant pigment on Arches paper
22 x 30 inches
rubbings from plants (Rose of Sharon and wild Bird's Foot Trefoil) found in Wassaic, NY
Petals/Palette
2001
flower pigment on paper
22 x 30.25 inches
2001
flower pigment on paper
22 x 30.25 inches
This is made using the plants from the 'August' garden, based on the calendar. My first flower stain drawing.
In a private collection.
In a private collection.
‘August’ Garden-in July
2001/2004
Piezo-Dye print of photograph of land art installation
8 x 12 inch image on 11 x 14 inch paper, also available in larger sizes
2001/2004
Piezo-Dye print of photograph of land art installation
8 x 12 inch image on 11 x 14 inch paper, also available in larger sizes
To document a garden of annual plants throughout three seasons, I planted a grid in the form of a monthly calendar of flowers and herbs in my garden in upstate New York and photographed it from the air in July, September, November and the following May. August Garden is about the passage of time in nature: how flowers grow and die and how we try to preserve the memory of ephemeral plants.
‘August’ Garden-in September
2001/2004
Piezo-Dye print of photograph of land art installation
8 x 12 inch image on 11 x 14 inch paper, also available in larger sizes
2001/2004
Piezo-Dye print of photograph of land art installation
8 x 12 inch image on 11 x 14 inch paper, also available in larger sizes
‘August’ Garden-in November
2001/2004
Piezo-Dye print of photograph of land art installation
8 x 12 inch image on 11 x 14 inch paper, also available in larger sizes
2001/2004
Piezo-Dye print of photograph of land art installation
8 x 12 inch image on 11 x 14 inch paper, also available in larger sizes
‘August’ Garden-in May
2002/2004
Piezo-Dye print of photograph of land art installation
8 x 12 inch image on 11 x 14 inch paper, also available in larger sizes
2002/2004
Piezo-Dye print of photograph of land art installation
8 x 12 inch image on 11 x 14 inch paper, also available in larger sizes
After the Fall
2009
leaves, acrylic medium on paper
14 x 17 inches
2009
leaves, acrylic medium on paper
14 x 17 inches
Sold.
Shatter Acer
2009
dried leaves, acrylic medium on paper
10 x 10 inches
2009
dried leaves, acrylic medium on paper
10 x 10 inches
Hillsdale Landscape
2009
dried leaves, acrylic medium on paper
11 x 14 inches
2009
dried leaves, acrylic medium on paper
11 x 14 inches
Niches
2004
mixed media with live plants
variable
2004
mixed media with live plants
variable
Striped plants as prisoners.
