IF: "Drifting"

She was drifting through a sea of unrealized dreams, wondering where the next current would take her.

Watercolor Sketch on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper

Alice Neel

A portrayal of one of the greatest portraitists of modern art. I admire her expressionistic approach to portraying the endlessly interpretive details of the human figure.

Watercolor Sketch on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper

IF: "Hierarchy"

Hierarchy of Scale. Depiction of traditional "nesting dolls"  or  "matryoshka dolls."  Matryoshka is derivative of the Russian female first name "Matryona," which actually translates as "mother," and from the Latin origin, "mater."  Since its conception in 1890, this particular doll has come to represent fertility.

Pencil/Graphite and Watercolor on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper

IF: "Theater"

                                                       Shakespeare's Theater.

                                                       Acrylic on Canvas Board

IF: "Impossibility"

Women in Film: Frances Marion was one of the first female screenwriters to

emerge out of the realm of impossibility encountered by women in the early 20th century. Marion is best remembered for her collaborations with silent film star Mary Pickford. 

IF: "Poise"

The incomparable poise found in American author Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant treatment of the English language, is rare among contemporary writers. 

Kahlil Gibran, Revisited

                           Pencil/Graphite, Charcoal and Turpentine on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper