I've been s-l-o-w-l-y plugging away, in between commissions drying, at a new series, titled: dear Merritt, It's a body of small oil paintings, standing only 5” x 7” tall. Currently I'm working on five but envision 7-10 framed paintings in total. Each little work is accompanied by a one page written narrative exorcising each painting’s memory. The oil paintings are delicately painted miniatures (i.e. the tinier the brush the better!) inspired by my memories from childhood in

Wrap oil on canvas 12" x 16" 2017 detail of Wrap, 2017 This is part of a series that will be shown on April 13th, 2017 at the Schmidt Gallery on Florida Atlantic University's Boca campus. You can check out more of the series in progress here and here. #art #artist #oilpainting #figurativepainting #floridaartist

Arm Crook 54 1/2" x 34" oil on canvas detail of Arm Crook 54 1/2" x 34" oil on canvas #art #painting #oilpainting #figurative #floridaartist #oilpainter

Liz Here Now, oil on canvas board, 2016 As a child I wrote and illustrated a lot of stories. There was one about a snake. Why snakes? Perhaps it was easy to replicate a snake in varying poses and plots very quickly. The snake has a magic carpet. An influence of the present popularity of Aladdin, perhaps? I also illustrated with my best friend, who now makes her own drawings in CAD as a successful Interior Designer. We wrote cutting edge news (Madonna had a baby!) and kep