The greatest painting is often underneath...
My painting style is homegrown and comes from the heart. I use reverse layering techniques with unconventional materials to scrape, scrub, rip, and glue. I apply bits of ephemera preciously curated from the trash. I look for unusual surfaces on which to paint. I experiment with colors, shapes and textures letting my mood lead the way while visual memory and studio supplies fill in the blanks. My pieces are not pre-planned and emerge without excuse. When I get stuck, I make a bold move.
Several years ago a vision disability dramatically changed my life and forced me to move from the digital arena to the analog art world where I found a new love in acrylic and mixed media painting. This art form allows me to use movement, surface texture and raw emotion to fill my visual void. It tempers my frustration at a new reality. And, it strengthens my patience as I wait for each layer to dry.
Several pieces have found their way into private homes, gallery shows, and public events. My first solo exhibit "Outside the Lines" premiered in 2023 at the Gallery in the Merc in Temecula CA. For a full month, 27 of my paintings hung together, like a family, united by common beginnings.
Associations
Temecula Valley Art League, Artist Member
Riverside Art Museum, CA, Art Alliance Member
San Diego Art Institute, CA, Artist Member
San Diego Museum of the Living Artist, Balboa Park CA, Participating Artist
Riverside County Arts Council, CA, Participating Artist
Exhibitions
2023 Temecula Valley Art League Group Show, Temecula CA
2023 Gallerium Art Exhibits, Food Story, Toronto Canada
2023 Merc Gallery, Mighty Minis, Temecula CA
2023 Merc Gallery, Outside the Lines - February Solo Exhibit, Temecula CA
2022 Las Laguna Gallery, Women in Art, Laguna Beach CA
2021 Riverside Art Museum , Route 66, Riverside CA
2021 Riverside Art Museum Art Alliance Gallery, Riverside CA
2019 San Diego Art Institute C-NOTE, San Diego CA
2019 Art Off the Walls, Temecula, CA
2018 San Diego Art Institute C-NOTE, San Diego, CA
2017 Heaven Art Gallery –Sensations, Scottsdale AZ (Showcased Artist)
2017 Heaven Art Gallery – Memories & Dreams, Scottsdale, AZ
2017 Heaven Art Gallery – Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Scottsdale, AZ (Honorable Mention)
2017 Heaven Art Gallery – I’m In Heaven, Scottsdale, AZ
2016 San Diego Art Institute – The Dead Are Not Quiet, San Diego, CA
2016 Brandon Gallery – Portrait Show, Fallbrook California
2016 City of Temecula Art at the Merc, Temecula CA
2015 San Diego Art Institute 53rd International Show, San Diego Museum of the Living Artist, Balboa Park CA (David Ross)
2015 ARTSCAPE Riverside Arts Council, Riverside, CA
2015 Riverside Festival of the Arts, Riverside, CA
2015 San Diego Art Institute Summer Pop-Up, San Diego, CA
2014 San Diego Art Institute 52rd International Show, San Diego Museum of the Living Artist, Balboa Park CA, (Peter Frank)
2014 Art Off the Walls, Temecula, CA
2014 San Diego Art Institute C-NOTE, San Diego, CA
2014 Art From the Heart, Lake Elsinore, CA
2013 Regional Exhibit, San Diego Museum of the Living Artist, Balboa Park CA
2013 San Diego Art Institute C-NOTE , San Diego, CA
2013 Summer Arts at Dos Lagos, Corona, CA
2013 Art From the Heart, Lake Elsinore, CA
2012 Regional Exhibit, San Diego Museum of the Living Artist, Balboa Park CA
2012 San Diego Art Institute C-NOTE , San Diego, CA
2012 Summer Arts at Dos Lagos, Corona, CA
2012 Art From the Heart, Lake Elsinore, CA
Bibliography
Temecula Theater Magazine, 2023-2024 Season
Food Story, The Book of Arts, Published 2023
Canvia Smart Display License, 2019
Pickit - AI Training Photo Purchase, 2019
Patrick Brien, Breaking the Rules is Her M.O., The Press Enterprise, March 13, 2015, Page 8
Riverside County ARTSCAPE Brochure, Cover, 2015
2014 Southern California/Baja Norte Juried Exhibition Catalog: Ginger Porcella & Jo Nalven (compliers), 2014
Collections
Private Collection, Auburn, CA
Private Collection, Canyon Lake, CA
Private Collection, Pacific Grove, CA
Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
Private Collection, San Diego, CA
Private Collection, Sausalito, CA
Private Collection, Sonoma, CA
Private Collection, Temecula, CA
Private Collection, Yorba Linda, CA
Private Collection, McMinnville, OR
Private Collection, Reno, NV
Private Collection, Racine, WI