Hi,

I’ve started a new series. Mirror reminds me of old apartments in large European cities, with high ceilings and parquet floors.

I recently joined a group led by artist Fox Hysen at the International School of Painting and Self-Regard. Our discussions of abstract paintings have left me thinking more about shape and color in my own work.

In Mirror, I tried blurring the foreground for the first time — a challenge I was excited to take on. With the hair, the challenge was deciding how much detail to keep.

I wanted to leave her identity open enough for viewers to find something of themselves in her, or bring a story of their own.

Studio visits and conversations

At Supper at Headlands, I visited L. Song Wu’s studio. She developed each image in a detailed, letter-sized painting before working on the larger canvas. Seeing her ceramics alongside her paintings reassured me that I can give myself room to work across different mediums, too. Painting occupies most of my time now, but I also work with clay and installation.

At the small-group portfolio review and art exchange at Cubberley, I showed Shannon G. Wright Sequence (208): Fragment, an installation made from a family member’s Invisalign aligners. They preserve nearly three years of a private routine: wearing, cleaning, replacing, and waiting as the body slowly changes. Shannon suggested that a different title could convey some of this history. I agreed — the arrangement and materials alone left too much unspoken.

On view

Gravity, Turned Inward, and Upright are on view in Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun at KNK Contemporary through November 1. There are a few days left to visit.

I’ll also be showing Slavic Stare and Falling Up in Pacific Art League’s 105th Anniversary Exhibit, November 6–January 12, 2027. The opening reception is Friday, November 6, 5:30–8 pm, free and open to everyone. I’ll be there and would love to see you!

Two of my paintings will also be on display at Los Altos Library from November 1–29 as part of a Los Altos Art Club group exhibition.

A painting’s new home

A friend sent me this photograph of my painting Soft Bloom, which she bought at Silicon Valley Open Studios. It means a lot to see it in her home, sharing a shelf with two ceramic pieces her daughters made.

Best,
Anna