I believe that drawing is the foundation, basis, and jumping–off point for all of the visual arts. Throughout my career as a practicing artist, I have used drawing to flesh out and develop two– and three–dimensional ideas. I also use drawing as a way to explore ideas of form, fashion, and design. For me, the pleasure of drawing is derived from its tactility and simplicity as well as the immediacy of the process. Manipulating marks and materials directly helps to maintain the expressive quality I want in my work.

This group of drawings combine paint, paper, graphite and laser prints of brides and older wooden boats. The drawings and ink jet reproductions, in this group, initially were “pretty” and clean but along the way they got distorted, and for the most part painted out. This series points out that often in a marriage our perceptions of one another become distorted to the point that we don't recognize our brides/grooms. There are twelve drawings in this series.