ARTIST'S CHOICE EXHIBITION as the guest of artist Kathi Criss @ the b.j.spoke Gallery
299 Main Street Huntington, NY 11743
Ghana Series: Body Language - Stressed Patience will be included in the exhibit.
February 2 - 24, 2010. Opening reception: Saturday, February 6th from 2 - 4 p.m.

ART AFTER DARK @ Florida Theatre 128 E. Forsyth Street, Suite 300 Jacksonville, FL 32202
Friday, March 5th, 7 - 11 p.m.

THROUGH OUR EYES 2009 @ Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum 829 North Davis Street, Jacksonville, FL
November 19, 2009 - July 30, 2010

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My painting style has been most strongly influenced by Romare Bearden, Malkia Roberts and Lois Jones Pierre-Noel. I love color and pattern and use acrylic paints exclusively. I used to create charcoal portraits of passersby on the streets of New York City. I continue to be fascinated with the human face and I still enjoy portraiture. This fascination extends to sculpture, where I use clay and abstract human forms making masks as well as totem-like standing figures. Gullah-Geeche, Caribbean and African cultural images speak through my work. My pieces are in both public and private collections.

I work full-time as an artist in my studio in Fernandina Beach, Florida. My paintings express my love of vibrant, forceful color, my sense of design and my interest in portraiture. I have one foot in the Caribbean and blend cultural influences and folklore with the here and now.

My totem-like standing pieces exude a strength of purpose that seems more in keeping with gigantic work. There is a love for the material inherent in my pieces and almost stamped upon each piece, is my fun in the creative process.