Terrain
I was very fortunate to have a wonderful painting instructor at the MFAH Glassell School of Art in Houston for a number of years beginning in the late 1990s. Terrell James, a well-known Texas contemporary artist, encouraged us to engage broadly with our work. Sometimes she would walk by and make a mark with red paint on my canvas, prompting me to make reactive marks and dive deeper into the process, thinking about it in less precious terms. She also emphasized the importance of experiencing art in person, a practice that has profoundly influenced my artistic journey and my appreciation for contemporary art. Engaging with art face-to-face allows for a more meaningful connection and understanding, a practice that continues to enrich my process thirty years later. I still enjoy the simple pleasure of working with oil paint—albeit on smaller surfaces now as I navigate tighter spaces—but I always appreciate the rich, buttery quality of oil pigments and mediums.

Stanley, NM II, 2017, oil on panel, 8" x 6" (available)

Stanley, NM, IV, 2017, oil on panel, 8" x 6" (available)

Santa Rosa I, 2017, oil on panel, 16" x 12" (sold)

Little Meadow, oil on canvas, 2014, oil on canvas, 8" x 10" (available)

Unsee, 2014, oil on panel, 12" x 12" (sold)

Gates and Doors I, 2014, oil on panel, 12" x 12" (sold)

Untitled Waterscape, 2014, oil on board, 12" x 12" (sold)

Terrain in Turkey Umber, 2013, oil on canvas, 36" x 42" (sold)
Lagoon II, 2013, oil on canvas, 36" x 42" (sold)

Blue Terrain with Copper, 2013, oil and oil pastel on canvas, 46" x 60" (sold)

Terrain in Turkey Umber and Flesh, 2013, oil on canvas, 36" x 42" (sold)
Desert Snowscape, 2012, oil on canvas, 30" x 22" (sold)
Untitled Landscape, 2003, oil on canvas, 42" x 36" (sold)
Untitled Landscape, 2003, oil on canvas, 42" x 36" (sold)
Tempest III, 2000, oil on canvas, 42" x 36" (sold)

Tempest I, 2000, oil on canvas, 36" x 42"
Viva Mexico, 1999, oil on boards, 2 at 36" x 36" (sold)