three women stand in a field of sunflowers. Their dresses and jewelry are evocative of Ukrainian folk costumes. The painting is about my hopes that freedom for the Ukrainians will prevail

Art can help to heal the heart.

Art can help to heal the heart. I wish it could heal the whole world. I create imaginative dreamscape paintings. They tell stories. Sometimes they come from my imagination, mysterious and whimsical. Sometimes they relate to things in my personal life. Other pieces are inspired by my reaction to world events. Like so many people, I feel helpless in the face of wars, violence and pandemics. I’m a creator of contemporary stylized figurative acrylic paintings. That’s what I do. I’m not an immunologist, or a warrior, a law maker, a world leader or a scientist. These last few years, as world events find their way into my work, I wish I could make life on planet earth better. Then I have to remember that all I can do is do what I do best and put it out there, wrapped in hope and beauty.

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