‘GOLDEN TARAS’ 50″ x 60″ acrylic on canvas. Tara, the goddess of universal compassion and the mother of liberation, represents enlightened action. Tara was born out of tears of compassion. Avalokiteshvara looked upon the world of suffering and wept. One Tara was born from the tears of the left eye and the other from those of the right. Together they symbolize unending compassion, laboring day and night to relieve suffering.
‘Kali Ma’ 60″ x 50″, acrylic on canvas. Kali Ma, divine warrior, destroyer of evil forces, speaks truth to ego, shattering the illusion of a self-centered view of reality. The intent of capturing the strength and power of this super heroine against the massive optimistic blue sky is to invoke the omnipresent power force found in todays global female leaders.
‘YEMAYAH’ 56” x 36”, acrylic on linen. Yemayah represents fecundity and the vastness of motherhood. As the giver of life she is strong and nurturing, yet furiously protective and destructive. Brought to the New World by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, she has been venerated for centuries as Protectress during the middle passage of slavery. Yemayah exemplifies active feminine energy, the very source of all life, the power of the ocean, the fury of destruction and is the agent of all change.
‘VAJRAYOGINI: GOT TO BE REAL’ 58″ x 38″, acrylic on canvas. Vajrayoginī is inarguably the supreme deity of the Tantric pantheon. No male Buddha, approaches her in metaphysical or practical import. She can transform mundane daily experiences into higher spiritual paths. Vajrayoginī’s practice is said to be well-suited to those with strong desirous attachment, and to those living in the current “degenerate age”.
‘CHANDI: MY HEART BURNS’ 52″ x 28″. As the male gods became impotent during a long battle with the asuras their energies combined to create a supernova, Chandi, who slayed the demons. Chandi projects an overwhelming omnipotence, the most spectacular of all personifications of cosmic energy. Chandi is the angry, terrible and passionate one, violent and impetuous. Chandi bestows disaster as well as joy, riches, children and cures disease.
‘DURGA’ 54″ x 34″, acrylic on canvas in handmade walnut and copper frame, private collection. Durga represents the empowering and protective nature of motherhood.
‘PARVATI: UNDER THE FICUS’ 54″ x 26″, private commission. Parvati, goddess of love, fertility and devotion, is recreative energy and power and the cause of bond that connects all beings. She is the voice of encouragement, reason, and freedom, as well as of resistance, power, action and retributive justice. This paradox symbolizes her willingness to adapt as the universal mother. Parvati’s numerous aspects reflect the Hindu belief that the feminine has universal range and her gender is not a limiting condition.
‘DAIVIKA APSARA’ 60″ x 28″, acrylic and heavy impasto oil on canvas. Daivika Apsara are divine ethereal female beings who inhabit the skies and are often depicted as taking flight. They are youthful, elegant, and superb in the art of dancing. Apsaras are sometimes compared to the muses of ancient Greece or seen as sensual supernatural female beings sent to distract a sage from ascetic practices.
‘LAUKIKA APSARA’ 60″ x 28″, acrylic with heavy impasto oil on canvas. Laukika Apsara are worldly female spirits who are are youthful, elegant, and superb in the art of dancing. Apsaras are sometimes compared to the muses of ancient Greece or seen as sent to distract a sage or spiritual master from his ascetic practices.
‘SHEKHINAH’ 36″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas, private collection. Shekhinah, the ‘dweller within’, is the mystical embodiment of the feminine and the earth-centered presence of god. Although Shekhinah embodies joy she is a symbol of shared suffering and empathy for all the hurts of the world especially those in exile. Shekhinah is a reminder that there is no division between us or between creation and divinity.
‘HESTIA’ 36″ x 24″, acrylic on raw linen, private collection. Hestia is the goddess of the hearth and the right ordering of domesticity, the family and the state. The community and state are sacred to Hestia and she was served by the most powerful state officials. Her presence is essential for warmth. She watches over the ember that connects all hearth fires, binding together, even those distant, within a form of extended family.
‘WICKED NURSE OF THE WEST’, 50″ x 34″ , acrylic on canvas. The same woman resting in a different chair met by the dramatic distinction of our perspective. The happenstance of where we sit on the earth, the random call of place that overshadows all that is of greater importance. We imagine a barrier, separating us from what we perceive as bad or different, which reflects an illusion that we perceive as good.
‘GOOD NURSE OF THE NORTH’, 51″ x 35″, acrylic on canvas. The same woman resting in a different chair met by the dramatic distinction of our perspective. The happenstance of where we sit on the earth, the random call of place that overshadows all that is of greater importance. We imagine a barrier, separating us from what we perceive as bad or different, which reflects an illusion that we perceive as good.
‘MIRACULOUS CONCEPTION 1: MARY MOTHER OF LORD JESUS’, 48″ x 32″ integrated hand carved frame. Contact studio for images in frame. The Miraculous Conception paintings, reflect a few of the women throughout history who are believed to have conceived a child through divine intervention. The similarities in the paintings call the viewer to challenge their own beliefs, to contemplate what ones culture deems blessed or profane and where the distinction actually resides.
‘MIRACULOUS CONCEPTION 2: DEVAKI MOTHER OF LORD KRISHNA’, 48″ x 32″, set in integrated hand carved frame, contact studio for images in frame. The Miraculous Conception paintings, reflect upon a few of the women throughout history who are believed to have conceived a child through divine intervention. The similarities in the paintings call the viewer to challenge their own beliefs, to contemplate what ones culture deems blessed or profane and where the distinction actually resides.
‘MIRACULOUS CONCEPTION 3: MAYA MOTHER OF LORD BUDDHA’, 48″ x 32″, set in integrated hand carved frame, contact studio for images in frame. The Miraculous Conception paintings, reflect upon a few of the women throughout history who are believed to have conceived a child through divine intervention. The similarities in the paintings call the viewer to challenge their own beliefs, to contemplate what ones culture deems blessed or profane and where the distinction actually resides.
‘DERVISH 1’, 48″ x 34″, acrylic on canvas, private collection. The Dervish series celebrates women who relinquish the hold of conformity, restrictions and the forbidden to revel in the emotional and profound. Woman that celebrate the divine by embracing their own energetic complexity while emphasizing openness, acceptance and tolerance.
‘DERVISH 2’, 46″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas, private collection. The Dervish series celebrates women who relinquish the hold of conformity, restrictions and the forbidden to revel in the emotional and profound. Woman that celebrate the divine by embracing their own energetic complexity while emphasizing openness, acceptance and tolerance.
‘DERVISH 3’, 60″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas. The Dervish series celebrates women who relinquish the hold of conformity, restrictions and the forbidden to revel in the emotional and profound. Woman that celebrate the divine by embracing their own energetic complexity while emphasizing openness, acceptance and tolerance.
‘DERVISH 4’, 36″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas. The Dervish series celebrates women who relinquish the hold of conformity, restrictions and the forbidden to revel in the emotional and profound. Woman that celebrate the divine by embracing their own energetic complexity while emphasizing openness, acceptance and tolerance.
‘SAINTLY’, 20″ x 16″, acrylic on wood panel
‘SCHOLARLY’, 20″ x 16″, acrylic on wood panel, private collection
‘EARTHLY’ 20″ x 16″ acrylic on wood panel
‘THE PRESENCE’, 38″ x 22″, acrylic on canvas
‘THE VISION’, 48″ x 26″, acrylic on canvas
‘THE DISTANCE’, 36″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘GAZE’, triptych, each panel 54″ x 26″, acrylic on canvas, in handmade frames. Looking inward, looking outward, looking back at you looking at me.
‘MARY 1’, 32″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas. ‘Mary as Muse’ captures the grace and power of one unique woman, completely at ease, fully present yet cloaked in mystery. As the light partially reveals what is present the shadows hint at all that is just beyond our current understanding.
‘MARY 2’, 30″ x 48″, acrylic on canvas
‘MARY 3’, 58″ x 40″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘MARY 4’, 58″ x 28″, acrylic on canvas, private collection.
‘MARY 5’, 58″ x 28″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘MARY AT MILLE FLEURS’ , 48″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas
‘BASKING’, 40″ x 60″, acrylic on canvas
‘NICOLE AT MILLE FLEURS 1’, 48″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas, private collection. ‘Mille Fleurs’ nudes are a collection of amazing women who have inspired me on many levels and contribute their deep personal beauty and resonance to the work. The series is named for ‘Mille Fleurs’ a Guggenheim cottage on the North Shore of Long Island where the unique setting and incredible light allows for magical interactions with the muse.
‘NICOLE AT MILLE FLEURS 2’, 48″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas
‘NICOLE AT MILLE FLEURS 3’, 48″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘NICOLE AT MILLE FLEURS 4’, 36″ x 60″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘AUTUMN AT MILLE FLEURS 1’, 36″ x 60″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘AUTUMN AT MILLE FLEURS 2’, 18″ x 60″, acrylic on canvas
‘AUTUMN AT MILLE FLEURS 3’, 30″ x 60″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘CHRISTINE AT MILLE FLEURS 2’, 48″ x 26″, acrylic on canvas, Howard Tullman Collection
‘CHRISTINE AT MILLE FLEURS 1’, 40″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas
‘AFTERNOON LIGHT’, 48″ x 30″ acrylic on canvas, private commission
‘NINA’, 38″ x 26″, acrylic on linen. private collection
‘THE SLIP’, 46″ x 28″, acrylic on canvas.
‘NUDE 1’, 36″ x 48″, acrylic on canvas, private collection ‘First Series’ began my work with the nude. After years of focusing on larger than life size heads I chose to step back shifting my gaze from the face to take in the figure. To begin my exploration of nudes I turned my gaze first upon myself creating this series of self portrait nudes. Nude 1 was created in 2009 with the intention that new work would be added into the future.
‘NUDE 2’, 36″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘NUDE 3’, 36″ x 36″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘NUDE 4’, 24″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘NUDE 5’, 48″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas
‘NUDE 6’, 24″ x 48″, acrylic on canvas
‘NUDE 7’, 48″ x 24″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘NUDE 8’, 9″ x 12″, acrylic on canvas, private collection
‘NUDE 9’, 30″ x 48″, acrylic on canvas, private collection