My paintings are abstracted interiors rendered in strong colors and layered textures.  I like to work large and let my brushwork express my energy and my “quick take” on what I see.

 

The subjects I paint are all around me, from my home in Old Town Alexandria to the interiors of friends and family.  All it takes to inspire me is a nook or cranny of a room, my paint box or my view from a window.  

 

Accuracy is not a concern for me, but fresh application and spontaneous gesture are.  I paint in acrylics so it is possible to layer and juxtapose colors quickly one over another.  

 

Painting is my passion, but not my past profession.  My years working as a lawyer for the federal government meant that painting was my side gig, but I have always been consumed by art.  My mother is a well-known American artist and I grew up with the “life.” I now paint full-time in my studio in the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town, Alexandria.

 

My art world heroes are Matisse, Cezanne, Vuillard and, of course, my mother, Jean Richardson. 

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