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Reflections on adventures in life, light and learning.
Having grown up surrounded by the arts, but now in a corporate career; I was at a crossroads. I needed to return to my roots. I'd always had a fascination with light: how it shines through the trees in winter, or creates dappled light on a path in the woods. Painting seemed the perfect medium. But after several classes, and nothing resonating, I was about to give up. But an inner voice kept me going and I found the right teachers who helped me to improve. In 2019, I had my first solo show and I thought I would feel like I'd arrived. But it actually made me realize I was just beginning and how much more I had to learn! One thing led to another and in 2021, I was on a plane, moving to Italy. 3 years later, I graduated from the Florence Academy of Art, an atelier modeled after how the great masters studied. Back in Boston, I'm at another new beginning, bringing my learning and experience to my study of light and shadow. Always striving to capture the essence of a day, a mood, a scene, and with so much more yet to learn. |