“FORGET ME NOTS” [Detail]
Oil on panel
The artist makes her own wood panels in order to have the unique shapes needed to create the illusion of flowers coming out of the frame.
“Roses in the Window”
Oil on panel
A quiet, nostalgic painting: A bouquet of roses press up against a window in the arms of a figure obscured by misted glass.
“Tulips Escaping”
Oil on canvas
This is one painting in a series of flowers escaping their matted frames. They grow up and out of the confines of their world. This tulip is a striped tulip often found in the Dutch Still life paintings that use the same classical techniques the artist uses in the series.
Floral Art
A series of oil paintings using flowers as symoblism for memories. Trompe L’oeil (illusionistic painting) creates the opportunity for them to escape their frames using hyperrealistic paintings of frames and custom shaped wooden panels.
“FORGET ME NOTS”
Oil on panel
A girl with a yellow shawl holds Forget Me Not flowers and gazes out of the frame.
“FORGET ME NOTS” [Detail]
Oil on panel
A close up of the face, showcasing the fine handling of details such as the eyebrows, and the golden hair that seems to glow as bright as the illusionistic “frame”.
“Roses in the Window” [Detail]
Oil on panel
This detail shot shows water drops and the peeling paint of the window sill, with tiny cracks painted with the single hair of a paintbrush.
