This article is part of my series on Hilma af Klint and Symbolism. Read the first post: Hilma af Klint and Symbolism: The Spiritual Origins of Abstract Art. Read the second post: Hilma af Klint – Symbolism II: The Roots…
Moon Man painting is a meditation on the spirit of water. Balancing Light and Water, Becoming Both was inspired by a contemporary prayer rooted in Anishinaabe water teachings, addressing Gzhe-mnidoo (also Gitche Manitou, “Great Spirit). The prayer that inspired the…
Harking back to Greek mythology, where gods and beasts merged in human-animal chimeras, I decided to try something similar. I fed photos of myself and Fritz, my golden doodle, into ChatGPT’s image generator. In one image, I chose a photo…
My painting Quest began with a video: a young woman, filmed by her brother, dives into Lake Michigan, disappears into the green depths, and resurfaces. The footage drew me in—not just for the motion, but for its searching, almost mythic…
Quest, presented here, depicts three poses of a young woman diving to the bottom of Lake Michigan. The painting has been accepted for the 2025 Northwest Michigan Regional Juried Exhibition from January 24 – May 25, 2025. Revisiting the earlier…