Stories

Influenced by the Californian light, the meaning of color becomes important. Symbols and words specify emotions that emerge from the new environment.

Interconnected (Bay Area), diptych, 2019, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 72 inches (available at Hang Art)

Aiming High (Nagasaki), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 inches (available at Hang Art)

Waiting for Action (Bay Area), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 inches (sold)

Vienna Ballet (Vienna), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 46 inches (sold)

The Red Horse (Vienna), 2019, mixed media on board, 30 x 30 inches (available at Hang Art)

Family Reunion (Tokyo), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 48 inches (sold)

Roses are Black (Budapest), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches (available at Hang Art)

Contemplating (Bay Area), 2019, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 62 inches (available at Hang Art)

The Two Graces (Vienna), acrylic, oil pastel on canvas, 26 x 30 inches (available at Hang Art)

Japan Collection, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (available at Hang Art)

Dancing Like a Diva, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 inches (available at Hang Art)

Where to Go, 2018, mixed media on canvas, 54 x 38 inches (available at Hang Art)

The World Moves By, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (sold)

Swinging Chandelier, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches (available at Hang Art)

Heaven in the City, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 10 x 10 inches (available at Hang Art)

Ideas Blossom in My Ear, 2018, acrylic on board, 10 x 10 inches (available at Hang Art)

Swinging Flower, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 10 x 10 inches (sold)

Other Side of Silence, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 10 x 10 inches (sold)

Good Luck and Good Night, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 inches (sold)

Good Days Shine, 2018, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 70 inches (sold)

Singing out to..., 2018, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 68 inches (sold)

Empowered, 2018, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

Hovering in Silence, 2018, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 84 inches (available at Hang Art)

3, 2018, mixed media on canvas, 16 x 40 inches (sold)

Totally (Bananas), Totally (Bananas), 2018, acrylic on canvas, 38 x 54 inches2018, acrylic on canvas, 38 x 54 inches (available at Hang Art)

Emerging Beauty, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (sold)

Burnished with Gold, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 60 inches (sold)

Against All Odds, 2016, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 72 inches (sold)

Longing for Good News, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 60 inches (available at Hang Art)

End of a Day's Journey, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 66 x 84 inches (available at Hang Art)

Breaking Free, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (sold)

Lucky Me, Wild and Free, 2018, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 48 inches (sold)

Thriving, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 inches (sold)

Step by Step, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (sold)

Meeting Point, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (available at Hang Art)

Whispered Silence, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches

Kaffeeklatsch (Chat over Coffee), 2017, mixed media on canvas, 32 x 30 inches (sold)

Ready for Anything, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 26 x 30 inches

Let's Go, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 28 inches (sold)

Secret Escape, 2015, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

Metered Loneliness, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 46 inches (sold)

Flop Shot, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 inches (sold)

In Another World, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

Canceled, 2013, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 48 inches

Departed, 2013, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 48 inches

Stepping Up, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 30 x 30 inches (sold)

Cliffhanger, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches (sold)

City Girls, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches

Superbetter, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches (available at Hang Art)

At Night, On the Street, Alone, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 inches (sold)

Pool with Elvis (2), 2017, mixed media on canvas, 20 x 20 inches (sold)

Pool with Elvis, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 20 x 20 inches (sold)

Cy, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20 inches

Life Score, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 54 x 48 inches (sold)

One Missed Winter, 2009, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 60 inches (available at Hang Art)

Fly, 2013, mixed media on canvas, 40 x 40 inches (sold)

Jotting Down an Opera, 2012, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 62 inches

Nightwatch, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 16 x 16 inches

On the Roof, 2014, mixed media on canvas, 16 x 16 inches (sold)

Let Your Wishes Bloom, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

Small Craft, 2014, mixed media on canvas, 16 x 16 inches (sold)

Special G, 2018, acrylic on board, 10 x 10 inches

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