Every painting has a story. It starts with inspiration when the artist sees or imagines something to capture, then follows the process of turning that idea into reality. For me, the idea often starts as a quiet thought waiting to be expressed. I envisioned a figure moving through space, aiming to represent human existence more genuinely by combining movement and dimension. We are not stuck in one moment; our lives are filled with change, beginnings, and endings. But how would I show this idea? The chance came in Provincetown, MA, at a friend’s sculpture studio, where he posed a beautiful woman on a rotating stand. Each turn of the stand revealed a different aspect of the same figure, still and in the same space. Each quarter turn suggested a part of a continuous circle in time, echoing the idea of creation.

Anna is currently being shown at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, as part of the exhibition Kathleen and Steven Sidwell: A Life In Art, Oct. 19, 2023- Jan. 14, 2024

Anna was included in the exhibition: GO FIGURE: EXPLORING THE HUMAN FORM, curated by Deborah Forman, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, Sept. 13, 2018-Feb. 17, 2019. Anna was on loan from the Sidwell Collection

Anna was first exhibited and sold in the exhibition, 31 BODHISATTVAS, at Miller White Fine Arts, S Dennis, MA Dec. 2017- Feb. 2018