About Michelle
Artist Statement
I paint to capture the essence of a single moment.
In our digital world, I often find myself cataloguing the moments rather than embracing and diving into them. My paintings hunger to recapture that connectedness and the emotions of those ‘lost’ flashes in time.
I approach my work with a ‘come as you are’ philosophy. I bring my emotions, without censoring, into the studio. I find, complex and uncomfortable emotions can be the most beautiful on canvas. When I paint, I stand over and close to my canvas. It gives me the feeling of being within the frame, a oneness with the painting. I often paint with tools that feel heavy in my hands – trowels, spatulas, squeegees, and large pallet knives; they keep me grounded, connected to the moment and my work.
Artists Lee Krasner, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Helen Frankenthaler have influenced me, and I find inspiration in abstract expressionism and lyrical abstract movements.
Exhibitions
2020 Artists’ Choice 2020, Juried Show, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, Ca Juror: Irene Hernandez-Feiks, Founder and CEO of Chillin Productions and Wonderland SF,
2020 Abstract Thinking, Juried Show, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, Ca Juror: Philip M. Bewley Gallery Director and Curator, DZINE Gallery, Fine Art Advisor
2020 Hidden Figures, Juried Show, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, Ca Juror: Judy Shintani, Narrator Of Culture, Artist
2019 Members’ Show, Pleasanton Art League, Pleasanton, Ca
2019 Artist’s Choice, Juried Show, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, Ca
2019 Commissioned - New Works Festival, ASF, San Francisco, Ca
2018 Members’ Show, Pleasanton Art League, Pleasanton, Ca *Honorable Mention Award
Collectors
Tim Brandt, Palm Springs, Ca
Sarah Conner-Brown and William Brown III, Milpitas, Ca
Sanjay Chanda, San Francisco, Ca
Victoria Feazell, Sarasota, Fl
Wendy Jennings, San Francisco, Ca
Annamarie MacLeod, Los Gatos, Ca
Karen Altree Piemme, San Jose, Ca
David and Jennifer Shin, Toronto, Canada
Jess Strickland, Berkeley, Ca
Anthony Thomas, East Bay, Ca
Debra and Mike Thompson, San Ramon, Ca