Why Can't I See the Silver Lining
       
     
Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?
       
     
Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?
       
     
Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?
       
     
The Unseen
       
     
The Unseen
       
     
The Unseen
       
     
Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021
       
     
Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021
       
     
Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021
       
     
Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021
       
     
In the Between - SOLD
       
     
In The Between
       
     
Lumi-nescence
       
     
"Destructive Forces All Around and the Flood Will Not Recede"  (Title from "Avalanche" - a poem by Denise Ernest)
       
     
Destructive Forces All Around and The Flood Will Not Recede
       
     
Destructive Forces All Around and the Flood Will Not Recede
       
     
Destructive Forces All Around and The Flood Will Not Recede
       
     
From Light Into Darkness; Forever Chained in Slavery
       
     
The Crown
       
     
The Crown
       
     
Ernest1.jpg
       
     
Opening My Vault
       
     
Opening My Vault
       
     
Why Can't I See the Silver Lining
       
     
Why Can't I See the Silver Lining

2023

24” x 24”

Mixed Media: Acrylic, handmade metallic silver paint, handmade metallic stainless steel paint, glass beads, crystals

Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?
       
     
Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?

Detail

Tiny glass beads for texture

Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?
       
     
Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?

Detail

Crystal gems

Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?
       
     
Why Can't I See the Silver Lining?

Detail

Bottom right

The Unseen
       
     
The Unseen

2022

18” x 18”

Mixed Media: Acrylic, fabric, wooden dowl, glove, blacklight paint, glow in the dark paint, crystal beads, holographic paint

The Unseen
       
     
The Unseen

Detail with Blacklight

The Unseen
       
     
The Unseen

Detail with Blacklight

Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021
       
     
Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021

2021

60” x 48”

Mixed Media: Acrylic, Stainless Steel homemade acryclic paint, orange interference, polyacrylic paint, holographic paint, white and gray pearls, tree branches, cotton and silk scarves, white cotton fabric, permanent ink, white glitter.

This Emerging Artist grant is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, https://arts.delaware.gov, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, https://www.arts.gov. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on http://www.DelawareScene.com .

Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021
       
     
Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021

Side view showing 3-dimentional elements

Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021
       
     
Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021

Detail of prayers

Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021
       
     
Prayer Tree in the Bleak Mid-winter, 2021

Detail of Blue Square bottom left

In the Between - SOLD
       
     
In the Between - SOLD

2021

18” x 18”

Mixed Media: Acrylic, pearl acrylic paint, scarf, fabric, marbles, beads

This Emerging Artist grant is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, https://arts.delaware.gov, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, https://www.arts.gov. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on http://www.DelawareScene.com .

In The Between is now in the permanent collection of Linda Silvis.

In The Between
       
     
In The Between

Detail

Lumi-nescence
       
     
Lumi-nescence

2021

2 Panels, 12” x 36”

Mixed Media, Acrylic, gold, brass and copper metallic paint, beads, jewels, scarves, marbles

This Emerging Artist grant is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, https://arts.delaware.gov, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, https://www.arts.gov. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on http://www.DelawareScene.com .

"Destructive Forces All Around and the Flood Will Not Recede"  (Title from "Avalanche" - a poem by Denise Ernest)
       
     
"Destructive Forces All Around and the Flood Will Not Recede" (Title from "Avalanche" - a poem by Denise Ernest)

Mixed Media - 36” x 36”

Acrylic, canvas fabric, stuffing, copper paint, silver paint, beads, crystal gems

2020

Destructive Forces All Around and The Flood Will Not Recede
       
     
Destructive Forces All Around and The Flood Will Not Recede

Detail of new mark technique with multiple colors in one marking

Destructive Forces All Around and the Flood Will Not Recede
       
     
Destructive Forces All Around and the Flood Will Not Recede

Detail

Destructive Forces All Around and The Flood Will Not Recede
       
     
Destructive Forces All Around and The Flood Will Not Recede

Detail

From Light Into Darkness; Forever Chained in Slavery
       
     
From Light Into Darkness; Forever Chained in Slavery

The Women Series (addressing human trafficking)

Mixed Media - Acrylic, silver paint, stainless steel paint interference, pearl; silk scarves, cotton scarves, chains

2020

The Crown
       
     
The Crown

Side view detail

The Crown
       
     
The Crown

10” x 20”

Mixed Media: Copper Acrylic, scarf, silk fabric, various colored wires, beads

The Woman Series

2020

Ernest1.jpg
       
     
Opening My Vault
       
     
Opening My Vault

2021

Mixed Media: Acrylic, Acrylic with Sand, Pearl Beads, ribbon, woven ribbon, zippers, pieces of dried acrylic paint

The Women Series

This Emerging Artist grant is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, https://art.delaware.gov , a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, https://www.arts.gov . The Division promotes Delaware arts events on http://DelawareScene.com .

Opening My Vault
       
     
Opening My Vault

2021

Detail