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Q: Your relationship with photography has changed considerably over the...
“Truth Betrayed by Innocence,” 2001, 58″ x 38″, the last pastel painting for which Bryan photographed the setup A: When my husband, Bryan, was alive I barely picked up a camera, except to photograph...
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Q: Can you speak in more detail about how losing your husband, Dr. Bryan C....
“She Embraced It and Grew Stronger,” 2003, 58″ x 38″, first large pastel-on-sandpaper painting completed after Bryan was killed A: On September 11, 2001, Bryan, who was a high-ranking, career, federal...
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Q: Another interesting series of yours that has impressed me is your recent...
West 29th Street studio A: That is a great question! You are correct that my palette has darkened. It’s partly from having lived in New York for so long. This is a generally dark city. We famously...
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Q: Is there a pastel painting that you are most proud of?
“She Embraced It and Grew Stronger,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58″ x 38,” 2003 A: Without a doubt I am most proud of “She Embraced It and Grew Stronger.” After Bryan was killed on 9/11, making art...
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Q: Who are you and what do you do? (Question from “Arts Illustrated”)
At the studio A: Here is my professional bio. I am an American contemporary artist and author who divides my time between residences in New York City and Alexandria, VA. I am best known for my...
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Q: How has the use of photography in your work changed over the decades?
New York, NYA: From the beginning in the mid-1980s I used photographs as reference material. My late husband, Bryan, would shoot 4” x 5” negatives of my elaborate setups using his Toyo-Omega view...
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