Chaos and Calm

The years 2020, 2021 and 2022 were an extraordinary time of chaos in our country, our lives and our world. We had to endure a pandemic and a toxic political environment that has divided our country. I have tried to visually record what I felt throughout this time.  Many days during those years were chaotic, but sometimes I was able to tap into some much-needed calmness, thus the name Chaos & Calm.

In this body of work, layers of color reflect my changing mood in this series of paintings, with kinetic, spontaneous mark-making recording what was happening on any given day. Each painting is titled and dated for the day the marks were added to the background color of the painting.

Summer Respite (8/23/20), oil on canvas, 30″ x 48″

Mixed Messages - (9/4/20), oil on canvas, 30″ x 48”

Unraveling (10/3/20), oil on canvas, 30″ x 48”

Calm Before The Storm (10/13/20), oil on canvas, 30″ x 48”

Changing Course (11/24/20), oil on canvas, 30″ x 48”

Social Distancing - (10/13/20), oil on canvas, 30″ x 40”

Party Colors (11/9/20), oil on canvas, 30″ x 40”

Finding Our Way (12/30/20), oil on canvas, 24″ x 24”

Forest Bathing (12/29/20), oil on canvas, 24″ x 24"

End Of The Tunnel (1/20/21), oil on canvas, 36″ x 36"

Emerging (3/19/21), acrylic and oil on canvas, 12″ x 36"

Riot Of Red (1/6/21), oil on canvas, 36″ x 48”

Newfound Freedom (3/15/21), oil on canvas, 30″ x 40"

Daydreaming (4/26/21), oil on canvas, 36″ x 36,"

Wishful Thinking (6/30/21), oil on canvas, 30″ x 48"

State of Confusion(9/22/20), oil on canvas, 30' x 48"

Figuring It Out (2/13/21). oil on canvas, 18" x 24"

Ebb and Flow (5/13/21), oil on canvas, 24" x 48"