DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS
I firmly believe that visual art is as academic and rigorous a subject as any. Even after earning my B.F.A. from James Madison University, I gained most of my knowledge taking workshops and learning the atelier method which has existed for hundreds of years. Although my current media is mixed fiber art, I still make drawing and painting a regular part of my art practice, and teach what I've found to be most helpful whenever I can. Below are some examples of completed watercolor paintings as well as studies done in a variety of materials like graphite, charcoal, and gouache.
Lifeline
Graphite and white charcoal on toned paper.
Study after Mary Cassatt
Graphite drawing of Mary Cassatt's Spanish Girl Leaning on a Window Sill, ca. 1872, during the Americans in Spain exhibition, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.
On the Brink of Becoming Acquainted
Watercolor & aluminum leaf on Arches paper. On view at the Sentara Brock Cancer Center, Norfolk, VA, through Spring 2026.
Venetian Window
Small watercolor painting using a reference photo courtesy of Omar San Antonio.
Study after Antoine-Louis Barye
Pen & ink drawing in my sketchbook of Antoine-Louis Barye's Lion Crushing a Serpent, cast ca. 1855. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.
Sisters
Watercolor & 24kt gold leaf on Arches paper. On view at the Sentara Brock Cancer Center, Norfolk, VA, through Spring 2026.
Study after Henry Ossawa Tanner
Gouache study of Henry Ossawa Tanner's A Jerusalem Type, ca. 1908.
Janet
Graphite and white charcoal drawing of live model on toned paper.