The image of hands reflects both its utility and emotion of the human experience. Paintings reflect different parts of the healing process. Drawings reflect on the shape and form of the hands themselves.
Acrylic on canvas
30” x 48”
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
19” x 29”
Acrylic on canvas
40” x 60”
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
20” x 36”
Charcoal and colored pastel on paper
18” x 24”
Charcoal, coffee, and colored pastel on paper
18” x 24”
Pencil on Paper
11” x 17”
Paintings play with the ideas of messages or ideas that are sometimes accessible and sometimes hidden. Some are inspirational. Others are lists of skills or tools that people use for coping. All of them maintain a balanced and painterly quality of brushstrokes and color.
“IMROVE. WAIT. Raise Mind. 123. ABCD. CBT. DBT. Mindfulness. Art. Radical Acceptance. GIVE. Draw a Bridge. IBACIE. SEEDS. DEAR MAN. Awareness.”
Acrylic on canvas.
36”x36”
Chosen as Title painting for exhibit “Response Art: Artwork of the Art Therapist” from National Museum of Mental Health and Medicine, Chicago. 2016.
Quote by Buddha: “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito”.
Acrylic on Canvas
30” x 48”
Quote from Maya Angelou: “But still like air I rise…”
“Radical Acceptance: You are exactly where you need to be to learn what you need to learn. Start where you are and not where you want to be.”
Acrylic on canvas
36” x 36”
“Several studies have found that even viewing nature in images leads one to greater prosocial tendencies like generosity, cooperation, and kindness.”
Acrylic on canvas
24” x 36”
“Neuroplasticity: The brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. It allows the neurons in the brain to compensate for injury and disease and to adjust in response to new situations or to changes.”
Acrylic on canvas
18” x 60”
Acrylic on canvas
30” x 48”
“Diaphragmatic breathing allows one to take normal breaths maximizing oxygen and interrupting the fight flight response and triggering the body relaxation response.”
Acrylic on canvas
12” x 36”
Works that focus on the therapeutic process of changing our perceptions and the way we interact with the world.
Acrylic on Canvas
16” x 40”
Acrylic on canvas
16” x 40”
Acrylic on canvas
16” x 40”
Charcoal and colored pastel on paper
18” x 24”
Charcoal and colored pastel on paper
18” x 24”
Charcoal and colored pastel on paper
18” x 24”
Acrylic on canvas
12” x 12”
Acrylic on canvas
12” x 12”
Acrylic on canvas
12” x 12”
Paintings that play with color, texture, and composition.
Acrylic on canvas. 50”x50”
Acrylic on Canvas. Four panels. 18”x18” each
Acrylic on canvas. 5’x 4’
These works combine interest in both the painterly color, textures, and composition with the fine details of line drawings.
Acrylic on canvas. 20”x28”
Acrylic on canvas. 20” x 28”
Acrylic on canvas. 20”x28”
From still life to figure drawing, Grace explores the use of line, drawing materials, and gesture.
Papermate pen on newsprint
Charcoal and coffee on paper
18” x 24”
Charcoal and coffee on paper
18” x 24”
Charcoal on paper
Charcoal on paper
Charcoal on paper
Charcoal and coffee on paper. 18”x24”. 2017.
Charcoal and coffee on paper. 18”x24”. 2017.
Charcoal and wine on paper. 18”x24”. 2017.
This was Grace’s first time painting in Rogers Park’s Artists of the Wall festival. It continues to be a celebration of Rogers Park community and creativity at every level.
Earlier works evidenced themes of connection and adding imagery into abstraction.
Acrylic on canvas, rope. 1998
Acrylic on canvas, rope. 1998.
Acrylic on canvas, rope. 1998.
Acrylic on canvas, rope. 1998.
