Red Brick Gallery, Aspen, CO — March 15-April 26, 2018

My encaustic art is an exploration of the atmospheric designs and the unsung beauty of our natural world, and here I am translating that to the feelings in our everyday lives. In approaching the Color of Emotions show, I ventured out of my comfort zone in my traditional use of encaustic, into a world of the wild and vivid as well as the subtle hues that feed my soul. I felt many emotions along the way and just had to stick with the process of processing emotions.

I treated each piece as either a portal or landscape as I genuinely feel emotions are not merely one plane. In being present to, experiencing and processing our emotions we need to wander about a bit, explore, and get comfortable or uncomfortable before we move on. The only way out is through — be it loss or bliss — so feel it all to your core. When we can acknowledge our emotions for the beautiful rollercoaster they bring to our world we are far better equipped to live a healthy balanced life. We just need to be able to see all the glorious beauty of the blues too. Like each of us, our emotions are uniquely stunning in their individuality.

"Knowing" was the second painting to sell in the show and now lives its life in Manhattan, NY. There was an extra special energy emanating from this painting... as if it was a pulsating conversation between the viewer and the piece. As I look back o… — "Knowing" was the second painting to sell in the show and now lives its life in Manhattan, NY. There was an extra special energy emanating from this painting... as if it was a pulsating conversation between the viewer and the piece. As I look back on it now, its roots are steeped in the ethereal aspects of Anthroposophy.

Encaustic is a centuries-old process of painting with oil paints mixed with melted beeswax and damar resin. I chose encaustic as my medium for The Color of Emotions because its unpredictable outcomes of fusion and the various sheens produced lend itself to capturing the inexplicable glory of these experiences of being human. These works are based on glimpses of moods so there is no one orientation to how these works can be hung. I desire to give collectors an opportunity to personally connect and play with my art.

So next time you are feeling something, ask yourself, “What color would this be?”