“I love making art I think is beautiful, but also contemplative. It feels good to share it with the world and have it in people’s homes and work spaces"Alicia works in both abstract and representational imagery. She revels in the transition between left brain vs. right brain painting. In all of her work, surface texture and color are dominant. Through a creative manipulation of materials and a rare sensitivity to color and tone, she makes paintings that are simultaneously abstract and boldly representational. At first glance, there may appear to be washes of color that conclude with expressive, tactile features that end in drippings or concentrations of color that become suggestive of local and distant landscapes, fields of flowers, or even the expanse of the sea. Being immersed in nature is where Alicia draws inspiration for her work. “When I am outdoors, whether in the woods or on the beach, I feel like I breathe differently, I see differently, I feel expansive and small simultaneously. My current work is about reconciling and breathing those feelings onto a two-dimensional surface, immersed in my natural environment while also being an observer.” She continues, “I want my paintings to be seen like you’re squinting your eyes, taking in the expanse, not the details. Just as in life, sometimes having an expansive vision and not getting bogged down by the overload of information and details helps to view the world without feeling overwhelmed.”