State of Mind -- or -- Taos Mountains

Worrying about our future paints a dark picture in these days of the Trump Administration. To help me cope I made this charcoal on paper, based on a photo I took of the Taos Mountains. Behind me, unseen, is the Millicent Rogers Museum, which is a "must see" if you visit Taos. Approximately 11x20 inches.

The Accidental Selfie & Other Charcoals

I've been working in charcoal more for the last several years. The first one is based on a photo I accidentally took of myself and my husband Steve on the West Side of NYC. I was actually trying to grab the name of a thrift store on an overhead sign so that we might return. It's called, appropriately, "The Accidental Selfie." Charcoal on paper. Approximately 17" square.

The next two are drawings of "My Guys," that is my son, Sam, and his Dad, Steve Hanft. Both are charcoal on paper, approximately 16x15" and 14x13.5".

Cows and cats also favorite subjects. The Brown Cow is both charcoal and pastel. The others are charcoal on paper. Sizes vary but all are a minimum of 18" in one direction.

 

"On Their Way" 24 x 48 inches, is oil on canvas, finished in 2022. It was created based on two photographs I took on the NYC subway. I took the liberty of curving the subway bench, based on a suggestion from my former teacher and mentor, Diane Tesler.

A good friend, a self portrait, places I've been, and a homage to Hopper. These are all oil on canvas. The two landscapes are in California. I'm a big fan of American art from the 1930s and 40s, and I think you can see a little of that influence in my work.

Three Men (at the Pro-Immigrant Rally)

This large oil painting is based on a photo I took in NYC in 2006 at a pro-immigrant rally. The young men had the flags of their native countries wrapped around them.

At the Corner

At the Corner is the view I used to have out the window of my studio at the corner of Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Drive in Arlington, Va. I'm in another studio now so my view has changed.

At the Clarendon Cup

The Clarendon Cup was a bike race, which I THINK (not positive) is now the Air Force Classic. It used to be held in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington and the people in this oil painting were waiting for the racers to come by. It's, like all my work, based on a photo I took at the event. The building behind the folks has been replaced with something taller and British Food and Goodies has relocated down the street.