I am honored that my painting “The Road Home” has been juried, by Adam Davies, into an online exhibition curated by the Maryland Federation of Art. The entries in- clude photography, fiber arts, collage, mixed media, & various painting mediums. In my Masters of Architecture degree program, and in professional practice, I have long had an interest in the spaces between buildings as much as any particular building in and of itself. This theme has increasingly inspired my work as an artist. I am particularly interested in the street, in both rural and urban settings, as a stage set for the narrative of place. The place in our communities where people come together.

Statement from Juror, Adam Davies:

It was an honour and a pleasure to jury Street Scenes and to work with the Maryland Federation of Art. When I think of the topic “street scenes”, my thoughts immediately go to images that surprise or reveal unexpected juxtapositions. Fundamentally, the street is a shared public space that encourages interaction and exploration. While it has structure, it is a place that cannot be controlled. From urban to rural imagery, I looked for submissions that made me curious and encouraged me to look deeper and more closely. I was drawn to works that had a strong sense of colour and design as well as to works that seemed to create a narrative. It was important that they had an inner cohesion, that all elements in the image or object made sense or supported the story. The selected works provide a diversity of imagery and points of view. They include images of streets that range from the chaotic to the deeply structured, from intimate, private stories to the massive and overwhelming spaces of the “bright lights” and the “big city”!