a photograph and profile of me in my Harlem studio with recent work.
"My studio in Harlem has great light and a
terrific view, but when I'm there I'm aware of
nothing but the canvas I'm working on. I've always
painted, but my years at magazines, primarily
House & Garden and House Beautiful--allowed
me to be creative and to see great design and
houses around the world--Italy for modern
furniture, gardens in England, classics in France.
Moroccan medinas, and Russian dachas. I'm
grateful for the visual experiences I can call upon.
My artist heroes continually open my eyes to
something new--Velazquez, Matisse, Van Gogh,
de Kooning and about a hundred others. Painting
in plein air teaches me about light and atmosphere,
exactly what I'm after in the abstractions. My work
has layers of underpainting, graffiti, and scribbles.
I start out with a mess of color and line and work
my way out. Each canvas is a new adventure."
artist Margaret Kennedy, in her Harlem studio
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