Mediums - bas-relief & egg tempera Paintings

Artist's Statement -Medium: Bas-relief sculpture & egg tempera fresco I am the sole creator of my bas-relief sculpture and egg tempera fresco paintings. I combine the strict methodology of Renaissance artist Cennino, with my own inventive techniques, which breaks many of the rigid rules of egg tempera painting. It is my personal standard to create works of art that will last for hundreds of years. Crushed Rock Pigment: I formulate and make my own paint from fascinating natural minerals such as crushed lapis lazuli, malachite, slate, and earth ochres hand-picked from quarries in France and Italy. I have recently discovered and am using several new minerals from the Rocky Mountains, which have not been previously used in painting. I have received a grant from the Puffin Foundation to pursue my research into new American minerals. Fresco & Bas-Relief: My artwork combines egg tempera painting with bas-relief sculpture. The works are incredibly textural and engage the viewer in a tactile as well as a visual experience. Each element of the artwork is individually sculpted in relief of up to a half inch before being painted in historically correct egg tempera. I am the only artist in North America with this technique. Why Egg Tempera? I am captivated not only by the purity and naturalness of this medium, but by the science of it. Each mineral pigment has its own set of properties and capabilities that must be explored. How better to express visions of the earth with anything other than earth itself?

Biography - AWARDS : 2003 Best in Show for Painting, Vail Arts Festival 2000 Honorable Mention, National Exhibition, Northern Colorado Artist Association 1998 Recipient of Puffin Foundation Award for project: Art, Science, and Inspiration 1998 Recipient of Award of Merit from Boulder Art Association 1998 Award of Excellence from Manhattan Arts International 1997 Honorable Mention Finalist in Art Calendar competition for "Road Less Traveled" PUBLISHED WORKS: Book Publishing Company: Book cover Art for Uncheese Cookbook, May 2003 Fiery Food Magazine March 2002: Featuring "Peppers!" Grey Core Press: Book Cover Art for "Conjuring Maud", a memoir, published 2001 Book Publishing Company: Vegetarian Cookbook Cover Art, published 2000. Poisoned Pen Press: Book Cover Art for "Laughing Dog, published 2001 Poisoned Pen Press: Book Cover Art for "Desert Noir", published 2001. Poisoned Pen Press: Book Cover Art for "Sleeping Dog", published January 2001. Poisoned Pen Press: Book Cover Art for " The Dog Wore Diamonds", published January 2001. Herodias Publishing, NY, Juvenile Mystery Book Cover Art, published December 2000. Roche Colorado, Holiday Card for Christmas 1998, 1999 & 2000 Blue Sky Publishing: Fine Art Cards "Santa's Laundry" 8" x 10" for Christmas 1997 Danceworks: Fine Art Note Cards of four paintings from Dance Series. Busch Gallery International Catalogue: featuring Repose 16" x 20"

Gallery Affiliations - Collections: Kaiser Permanente and Roche Colorado and hundreds of private collections.

Exhibitions - Shows/Galleries/Exhibitions of Original Paintings: December 6 & 7, 2003 Colorado Art Expo, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO. November 16, 2003, 5th Annual Art Soiree at Linda Paul's Studio. August 30 to September 1, 2003 Manitou Springs Art Festival, Manitou Springs, Colorado. August 16 & 17, 2003 Golden Arts Festival. August 2 & 3, 2003 Downtown Aspen Art Festival, Aspen , CO. July 11, 12, &13, 2003 Vail Arts Festival, Vail Colorado. Winner of Best in Show for Painting at Vail! May 23-26, 2003 Celebrate Colorado Artists Festival - Denver, CO. August 17 & 18, 2002 Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden, CO. September 7 & 8,2002 Castle Rock Art Fest, Castle Rock, CO August 10 & 11, 2002 Beaver Creek Art Festival , Beaver Creek , CO August 3 & 4 Crested Butte Art Festival, Crested Butte, CO July 13 & 14, Snowmass Arts Fair, Snowmass/Aspen, CO May 18 & 19, 2002, East Boulder County Studio Tour, Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO August 2001 Lakewood Art Festival, Lakewood, CO August 2001 Celebrate Colorado Artists Festival, Denver , CO May 2001 Second Annual East Boulder County Studio Tour & Exhibition, May 2001 Northern Colorado Artist Association 9th National Exhibition: April 12-May19, 2000. 8th Annual tactile Art Show, Louisville Art Association, May 2000 First Annual East Boulder County Studio Tour and Exhibition, May 2000 Busch Gallery - Boulder, CO 1996-1999 Galerie du Bois - Aspen, CO 1996-1998 Post Impressionist Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1997-1998 Boulder Art Association 7th Annual National Juried Show, Boulder, CO 1998 Arts and Humanities Assembly of Boulder Artists Showcase, Boulder CO 1998 Benefit Gala for the Boulder Ballet featuring 6 top Colorado artists, Boulder, CO 1998 Knox Gallery - Denver, CO 1997 Two person show: Busch Gallery, Boulder, CO, October 3 to 31'st, 1997 Benefit Gala for Colorado Music Festival & the Boulder Ballet: Dec 11, 1997 Caravanaserai Gallery - Breckenridge, CO 1997-1998 CSK Gallery - Denver, Colorado 1996 Gallery East - Loveland, CO 1996 Thompson Valley Art Show - Loveland, CO 1996 Viansa Winery, Sonoma, CA: Solo Show 1996 Solo Show - Mediterrainea: San Francisco, CA 1995 KCBX Art Festival - Avila Beach, CA 1995 Group Show - Food for Thought: Mythos Gallery, Burbank, CA 1995