Heart, Tree of Life, and Family Tree are large scale mixed media paintings. I begin each piece holding an elevated feeling or hope in mind, often in connection with an area of the body I wish to heal or bring a sense of awareness to, while still allowing the interplay of paint, movement and water on canvas, resulting in a spontaneous ground. I enjoy being surprised by what transpires here and this sets the stage for the rest of the painting.  A tapestry-like image develops later, puzzling out the resulting image as I go, without a prescribed composition in mind. The majority of these pieces are 4’ x 5.’