Trees - Russell Square Entrance at Montague Street, London series
I tend to draw and paint from sketches I do from life. My work draws on those sketches that are glimpses of life whether a landscape, figure or still-life. The paintings and drawings I do may take the whole or just a small part of the sketch, depicting the feeling and expression of the moment in both representational and abstract methods. I use more intense color to show the vibrancy of life, but I love the blending and bleeding of colors with each brushstroke showing the beauty of the ebb and flow of life, the beauty within the chaos and the beauty of the unexpected. Some of my work is purely imaginative, painting trees with figures within the trunks, but these are still drawn from life in their expression of emotion and the relationships between the figures.
Annmarie Garden, Solomons Island, MD, "Wind"
I work primarily in oil on canvas, loving the texture and the rich, deep color of the oil paint, the blending colors and brushstrokes. I create a thick texture that invites the viewer to follow the brushstrokes and enter the landscape of the painting. Without adding any medium to the paint to add to the texture or speed drying time, the purity of the paint keeps the intensity of the color true. Loving the feel of the oil and watching the painting come together, the process becomes as important as the result.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, Patuxent River, MD
Also working in pen and ink, pastels and watercolor, while the materials differ from the oil painting, the challenge of achieving the desired result and the enjoyment of the “mistakes” remain the same, as well as the experience of the blending colors and capturing these glimpses of life in different ways.
Trees - Russell Square Entrance at Montague Street, London series
Annmarie Garden, Solomons Island, MD, "Wind"
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, Patuxent River, MD
Chair - one of two