The waters of the Maine coast are full of mermaid magic in my painting about reclaiming wildness and freedom of soul. If you look closely at the two figures you can see that it’s the same woman, and the young mermaid is calling the older woman back to the sea, back to her true self. …
This is a small portrait of a new bride’s mother in law putting finishing touches on the wedding gown. The wedding took place on the groom’s family land in Mexico. I formalized most elements of the painting, and played up the contrast between the white gown and the dry wood of the shed. I finished…
A young girl contemplates an enchanted frog prince in this exploration of a young girls contemplation of societal expectations and norms. Her face is serious, and the toad’s jewel like eye seems to lead into a dark unexplored universe. The background of willow leaves encloses the moment, and stirs in the breeze of possibilities. The…
Egg Tempera portrait of a fifteen year old girl with a theme of rebirth and renewal. I painted the background pale sky with a variety of blues, creams and greys crosshatched in tiny strokes to give that feeling of limitless sky and contrasted the austerity of bare branches with the life of the girls…
The Subject I did this watercolor portrait of my daughter-in-law, Kate, as a present for my son. The image of a woman calmly reading while cradled by the immense clawed limbs of a dragon suited the duality of Kate’s scholarly yet valiant personality. The grey dress contrasts with her beautiful pale olive skinned redhead coloring,…
Acrylic on board 16 x 12″ Portrait of my husband, Chris Cart, at work at his easel, creating magic within the sorcery of an October day in Maine. To talk about portrait commission possibilities, contact me here.
2016 acrylic on canvas 23.5″ x 23.5″ The subject is a little girl in a Sunday dress from the 1950’s, but she is also obviously a fierce warrior in the field of childhood games. My daughter was the model for this painting showing the wonderfully feral nature of childhood, but the image also channels my own childhood,…
