I am a narrative and figurative painter immersed in absurdist stories I invent. The visual tales are inspired by my adult and childhood real life experience. In my latest series, the women, children and animals are engaged in mysterious happenings. They are often in some strange space and the viewer may feel like laughing, or worrying for their safety.  “Absurdism is the belief that a search for meaning is inherently in conflict with the actual lack of meaning, but that one should both accept this and simultaneously rebel against it by embracing what life has to offer.” My animal-protagonists are saviors. At one extreme, they are ferocious, at the other, they’re innately solid and determined. As muses or familiars, they are an essential part of the characters and represent goodness.

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The costume is what is next to the skin, it’s as important as fur for an animal. I was an editorial fashion photographer in NYC and London for two decades. What I loved best about the job was the potential and creation of narrative, and the costume is as essential as the lighting and composition. Being a painter is more expressive and fun:  there’s no boss of course- I can create a person and animals, give them lines and direction, and set the stage with appropriate props. The figures in my artwork are balancing thoughts of foreboding or mystery with a potential for celebration. It is a quest for self, embracing or wrestling for equilibrium between the coherent and incoherent and the fearful and bold. The women and animals are on a mission, in dialogue, in collusion, in conflict. The outlook can be amusing, but also strange and risky. The dark side reflects events now and the bright side evokes hope. A visual tension between the two generates surprising energy.