ELDERCARE USA

My paintings celebrate the power, beauty and yes, frailty of the elderly in our society and the challenges they and their caregivers face. A strong sense of history, longevity and resiliency is my primary focus. The juxtaposition of opposites is particularly intriguing to me – such as old age/youth, health/infirmity, past/present, and acceptance/rejection. Families face the demands of eldercare in widely divergent ways; I attempt to visually capture these various moods in an emotional way by using symbols to connect with the viewer (e.g. beds, clocks, canes, etc.) My work would not be complete without portraying some of the challenges and apprehensions of advanced aging, such as limited access to healthcare services. I want the viewer to focus on the emotional and social/political content of these paintings.

• RESUME - Exhibition History

• PUBLICATIONS (Recognition)

Ballard News-Tribune

The Spokesman-Review

The Kitsap Sun

 

FAVORITE QUOTATIONS ON AGING

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.

--Eleanor Roosevelt

In youth, we learn; in age, we understand.

--Maria von Ebner Eschenbach

When young, you tend to forget you are mortal. When old, you remember life is short.

--Stimson Bullitt