“This show focuses on ways in which we can let our heart speak. After unexpectedly losing my dad late last year, I was confronted with not only an unimaginable amount of sadness, but also an immense amount of appreciation and love. Thinking of what he has given me during his life ignites a kind of gratitude that my heart almost can’t cope with. It is something that can hardly be described. Losing him made me even more determined to honor all that he has given me and to honor all the splendor he introduced into my life. It made me especially aware that even in times of grief – or perhaps especially in times of grief – it is so incredibly important to pave the paths to one’s heart with kindness, softness and grace, and to nourish that heart, as that is where all that is dear continues to live.
These new paintings are rooted in the most profound love I have felt, and still feel. They are an homage to the safe haven that my dad was to me, to his unconditional love and to the beauty he added to my life. These “heartbeats” are ways of letting the heart speak. They are ways to remember. Ways to celebrate. Ways in which we long for what we love. Ways in which we protect what we hold dear.”