Liz’s paintings are layered bursts of energy that record experiences from nature--blending the here and now with memories. Forms and lines fall into a sea of emotion. Shapes may appear first as a reflection, then drift into volumetric configurations. This effect captures the essence of nature with movement and light, creating an artistic metaphor that is opaque, airy, thick, and organic. Liz pours colors onto the canvas and watches what happens, intuitively editing and adding in a manner similar to the impressionist mindset. Within her, there is a constant attentive awareness to create light within the work through color pairings. She projects an emotional response to her surroundings. A moment is captured not as a pastoral landscape, but as the glow of light or movement of forms. Her tendency leans to calm and soothing organic application over the vigorous brushstroke. Mixed media allows for more creative freedom and gives the materials a voice. She directs as they sing. Translucency is created via different techniques and is usually the result of great experimentation. Water and other mediums are added to the materials to allow for spontaneous incidental reactions. Liz then uses hard edges from oil paint to edit, finding the gems in underlying layers. Mark-making with materials such as graphite serves as a resting place for the eye and adds diversity to the organic shapes found in the work. The most common recurring theme in her work would be seasons changing, or rather, channeled imagery taken from watching environmental change. In viewing, shapes serve as anchors for the mind to stop and reflect upon. They can be identified either as ambiguous or as recognizable forms based on what the viewer experiences. She heightens some shapes by making them a focal point or, contrastingly, lessens them by hiding them beneath other layers. Often, she aims to create the sense of a pool of water or an image seen within a crashing wave. Additionally, she has a pull toward distinctive color palettes at certain times of the year,which further reinforces the connection with nature and its movements and cycles. She uses either subtle or intense color interaction alternately to create depth or space. Liz's work commands the viewer’s visceral response, one that is not superseded by representational or abstract imagery nor technical analysis. The overall process could be called a discovery as she is intuitively responding to shapes as they form, whether intentional or as a happy accident.