Painting
Moon Works
The full moon over water recurs in my paintings, a light in darkness that invites reflection and personal radiance — a reminder to trust what unfolds, as image, sound, and symbol quietly guide the work. As bell hooks reminds us, “To love, we must first face our own darkness.”
For me, the moon is a symbol of renewal. Even in the night, it assures us that light is possible. From that radiance, I turn inward — exploring how cycles of darkness and illumination shape both my paintings and photographs. These works embody my ongoing practice of transforming struggle into imagery that is at once intimate and universal, offering light not only for myself but for those who encounter the paintings.
Full Moon Sebago, Triada Samaras 2023, watercolor on paper, 9 x 9 inches
Moon Over Waters 3, Triada Samaras 2025, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Neurographic Inspired Works
Alongside my moon paintings, these works emerge from drawing lines that trace raw emotion onto the page. From those beginnings, they evolve—shaped by a carefully chosen palette and guided by loose themes such as moon over water or heartbreak.
Where the moon offers an outer light in darkness, these works chart an inner landscape. In the act of painting, the initial feeling expands and transforms, opening into resilience, renewal, and a deeper connection to the self.
In the act of painting, I move inward, and the initial feeling expands and transforms, opening into resilience, renewal, and a deeper connection to the self.
Long Covid Works
These paintings emerge from my experience living with Long Covid. My body becomes both subject and metaphor, carrying memory, desire, and uncertainty. I work with dark, often black forms and fragmented body parts to convey the intensity of that first year. Through line, form, and color, I explore what endures when the body falters, and how expression opens a way through shadow into light.
Selected Unbound Works
In the Unbound series, I use the body and the house as metaphors for constraint and possibility. I explore the invisible ropes that bind me, seeking emergence into wholeness. A poem I wrote, “Wind blows through me. Bright light finds the empty spot in my mind,” guides many of these paintings—either written on the work itself or serving as inspiration. Through color, form, and movement, these paintings map a journey from shadow to expression, capturing memory, desire, and the transformative power of making.
