The Lemonade Stand, Fairbanks, Alaska

Some install shots of the show below:

Each individual piece from the road trip: Arlington, Virginia to Fairbanks, Alaska:

Arlington, Virginia, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches

Pittsburgh, PA, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches

Cleveland Institute of Art, watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Presque Isle Park, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches

Marquette, Michigan, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Mankato Holiday Inn, watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Rapid City, South Dakota, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches

Idaho Falls, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches

Rest Stop, Wyoming, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches

A Wall in Idaho Falls, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Idaho Falls Coffee Shop, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Craters of the Moon, Idaho, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches

Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Lake Pend Orielle, Idaho, watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Guemes Island, Washington, watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 inches

Guemes Island II, watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Guemes Island Construction, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches

Green Lake, Seattle, Washington, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches

Snolqualmie Falls, Washington, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches

Portland, Oregon, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Bellingham, Washington, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches

Weaving made with Ruth Sheuing in Vancouver, Canada

Deep Cove, Vancouver, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Williams Lake, British Columbia, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches

Twin Falls, British Columbia, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Meziadin Junction, British Columbia, watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Whitehorse, Yukon, oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Spruce Tree, Yukon, watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 inches

Fireweed, Alaska, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches

I made all of these paintings during a six week drive, from Brooklyn, New York to Fairbanks, Alaska during the summer of 2024. Some pieces were done in a traditional style “en plein air”, by setting up an easel and painting from life. Others were made from grabbing hasty moments: designing a composition in one spot and mixing and adding color in another. A few others were made from imagination and language. The scenery was constantly moving and changing. Arriving in Fairbanks was comforting – almost like coming home even though I was so far away. I wanted the paintings to show glimpses of places and feelings that I had along my journey, as well as the sense of rapid movement and change. As I get older, I notice that time moves faster and my memory can be less vivid, more fleeting. Painting is about perception, and I perceive the world not only with my eyes, but through my background and my friends, too. There is no purity, as I am always responding to the places, people, and moment that I am in. I draw, mix, brush, glaze, cut, glue, and combine imagery, as I interpret the world in different ways, at different times. Though, I always learn from looking outside of myself. I am grateful to friends – old and new – as well as The Lemonade Stand for expanding my horizon and giving me the opportunity to reflect back on where I have been.