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BEHIND THE CANVAS
Stories from my Adventures in Painting and Art


NIGHT TERRORS
My daughter Ari and I as ravens, with Edgar Allan Poe (my husband Joshua), at the NY Public Library's costume contest judged by fashion icon Tim Gunn. Oct 2025 Last week my two-year-old daughter and I celebrated Halloween by dressing up as bloodthirsty ravens, alongside my husband, costumed as a pale, sullen Edgar Allan Poe dying of tuberculosis. Then we took center stage at the New York Public Library’s annual costume competition, judged once again by famous fashionista Tim


DIRTY SEX SUITS
Ralph , 24"x36", Acrylic on Canvas, +liquid goldleaf, 2016 Hamlet, our favorite depressed prince of Denmark, has a wonderful line in Act...


Tarot Series
Fool, 36" x 60" Acrylic on canvas 2022 When I was 12, I attended a white elephant party — the traditional Christmas fest where attendees...


Masters of Intrigue
Columbina & Harlequin, 24" x 48" Acrylic on Particle Board + mini mirrors 2014 When we were kids, my older sister had a poster in her...


Harlem — Living, Breathing, Growing
In 2024, I was commissioned to create a large-scale painting for Harlem Biospace’s newly opened second location in the historic Mink Building of West Harlem.


The "Supreme Beings" Series
In 2016 I decided to challenge myself to create realistic depictions of mythological figures — ancient beings described as half-human, half-animal. I did extensive research on the goddess Nekhbet and explored realist portraits of 19th century heiresses.
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