Melancholia – acrylic 36×24″ 
Belladona – acrylic 36×24″
Moonrise – oil 36×18″ 
Milagrosa – mixed media 36×18″
3 Irises – mixed media 12×12″ 
Mood Indigo – mixed media 24×24″ 
Whisper – oil 12×10″ 
Shattered Hopes – watercolor 24×24″ 
Spring Reverie – watercolor 18×18″ 
Procession of Shadows – acrylic 24×24″ 
Persephone – acrylic 24×24″ 
Wild Hopes – acrylic 24×24″ 
Wild Hopes III – acrylic 24×24″ 
Wild Hopes II – acrylic 24×24″
Nocturne – oil 30×10″ Milagrosa – mixed media 36×18″
Mixed Media Encaustic Paintings
Vamp – 12×9″ 
Flirt – 12×9″ 
Wistful,Sinful – 12×9″ 
Siren – 12×9″ 
Bewitched – 12×9″ 
Coquette – 12×9″ 
Femme Fatale – 12×9″
This gallery of organic, visceral paintings explores issues involving expectations, wild hopes and shattered dreams.
In these bittersweet works, I’ve attempted to evoke sensual mysterious forms and textures that inform and create an ethereal mood of wistful melancholy, nostalgic yearnings and contemplative perceptions of time that cut directly to the pulsating core of the human condition.
The title “Yesterday’s Perfume” comes from an unconventional memoir of writer Paul Bowles who peered deeply into the hearts and souls of men and women exposed to extreme environments and issues that forced them to confront the very nature of their being.
