Lucy Lippard listed a series of possible feminine characteristics a uniform density, overall texture, often sensuously tactile and often repetitive to the point of obsession: the preponderance of circular forms and central focus....layers or strata; an indefinable looseness of flexibility of handling....paraphrased from ‘Women in art and Society’ Thames and Hudson 1990Although I could sight a number of male artists with similar techniques I feel this is a good place to start as I plead guilty to most of these traits, especially obsession. I continually return to the same themes I was dealing with when I first started painting and often the same paintings; usually building up, sometimes scraping off the surface, sometimes in one session, more frequently though returning again and again until it feels complete. Always questioning what I am trying to do or say, taking into account other artists both past and present but attempting at the same time to establish my own voice.To me its all about finding a balance, with in the work ..dark / light, thick / thin, large / small and so on....learning a language, developing, until you have the means at your disposal to confidently express yourself and ideas.Specialties: painting, printmaking and teaching these subjects.creating beneficial community projects.