d.goth was born in Beirut Lebanon to American parents abroad and raised in and around the Los Angeles area. She studied  art privately and in colleges and universities in southern California. She developed programs and taught art history, technique and application in public and private schools. In the late 1990's d.goth began painting and showing professionally. In 1998 she developed "Hearts of Stone", an art company that incorporates her painting techniques on mosaic style tiles and stone with her poetry.
In 2000 d.goth merged her Hearts of Stone style with other subject matter, introducing her 'contemporary fresco'  work.
d.goth works in watercolor, pastel and acrylic on various mediums but is primarily recognized for her contemporary fresco work. She exhibits and sells her work nationwide and has received awards and honors from local, national and international galleries and juried exhibits.
In conjunction with her art work she is a published writer and poet.
d.goth lives in San Diego California.


                                          courtesy Jeffrey Brown collection

d.goth

the story of hearts of stone.pdf


                                            courtesy The Contreras collection

"Art should evoke and portray the artists fibre, his struggles and his vision. It should elicit a strong emotional response from the viewer, making him consider the palette and brush with which he himself is painted."

Contemporary frescoes are original paintings on porous stone. The stones are broken, mosaic fashion, an image is then determined using the stones properties and what I see in the cracks and breaks. I call it "rorschart".
The paintings may be a solid piece, a cutaway, one stone divided or a montage of stones. They come in a variety of subject matter from fantasy to liturgical.
All contemporary frescoes are unique, original paintings, they are not kiln fired reproductions. Many contemporary frescoes come with poetry about the piece. All are mounted on wood with hardware and are ready to on walls or adorn an easel.
Hearts of Stone are contemporary frescoes with a heart theme.  these may be broken, multifaceted, subtle, brilliant,mended or in pieces. They may incorporate objects in the desgin to indicate emotion.  All come with poetry specific to the heart. All are unique, just like the hearts they represent. The hearts of stone poems can be  viewed at the end of the hearts in the hearts of stone portfolio.
Paintings are done in a variety of mediums on numerous surfaces. I paint in acrylic and watercolor. I draw in pencil, chalk and pastel. Most of these are done on canvas and paper but I have been known to paint on any surface that didn't move too fast. I also have encaustic reproductions of some of my work.

Recognition

1998  Off Track Gallery, Leucadia, CA: first place, watercolor  1999   Hearts of Stone: national distribution; Phoenix Phyre: published, short story: 101 Artist Colony, Encinitas, CA: juried exhibition, mixed media  2000  San Diego Decor and Style Magazine: featured artist; Territories, Tucson, AZ: solo exhibition, contemporary frescoes; Off Track Gallery, Leucadia, CA: presidential award, contemporary fresco; Art and Accents, Solana Beach, CA: solo exhibition, hearts of stone; City of Encinitas, Encinitas, CA: banner artist   2001  San Diego County Faire, Del Mar, CA: best of show, first place, special award, contemporary fresco, honorable mention, acrylic, honorable mention, watercolor; Off Track Gallery, Leucadia, CA: second place, pastel   2002   Del Mar TV, Del Mar,CA: contributing poet; City of Encinitas, Encinitas, CA: banner artist; San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA: membership award;  Julian, CA: poetry slam poet  2003  Galley San Tropez, San Diego,CA: contributing artist, contemporary fresco; Joseph David Gallery, San Diego, CA: contributing artist, mixed media; City of Encinitas, Encinitas, CA: banner artist; Encinitas, CA: poetry slam poet; dx Gallery, North Park, CA: juried exhibition, contemporary frescoes  2004  San Diego County Faire: honorable mention, contemporary fresco; City of Encinitas, Encinitas, CA: banner artist;  Trios Gallery, Solana Beach, CA: solo exhibition, mixed media; gallery @78, Wynola, CA:  Naked Truth Exhibition, contributing aritst, contemporary frescoes; San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA: Southern California Regional Exhibition, contemporary fresco  2005  San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA: 48th Annual International Exhibition, contemporary fresco; 2nd City Council Gallery and Performing Arts Space, Long Beach, CA: All That is Holy Exhibition, second place, contemporary fresco, pastel;   
Phantom Gallery, Oceanside, CA: Foot in The Door Exhibit, contemporary fresco  2006  San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego, CA: Wildlife Exhibition, contemporary frescoes; Mission Gathering Church, North Park,CA: altar piece, permanent collection, contemporary fresco; 4 Walls Design Gallery, San Diego, CA; solo exhibition, mixed media; Hotel Zosa, Palm Springs, CA: exhibited works, hearts of stone; Center For Jewish Culture, La Jolla, CA, permanent display, contemporary fresco; The San Diego Poetry Annual 2006, inaugural edition, published poem  2007  4 Walls Gallery, North Park, CA: retrospective exhibit, contributing artist, contemporary fresco; 2nd City Council and Performing Arts Space, Long Beach, CA: DaDa Exhibit, photograph; Firefly Grill and Wine Bar, Encinitas, CA: permanent collection,"the vineyard", contemporary fresco; Gotthelf Gallery, La Jolla, CA: exhibition, contemporary frescoes; Regents Gallery, Los Angeles: june artwalk, contemporary frescoes, cubist introduction; 626 Gallery at Studio B, Los Angeles, CA: Mask unMask exhibition; 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA: Dia de los Muertos exhibit; Two Plates Full, Scottsdale AZ: contributin artist; The Garden Gallery, Orange, CA: contributing artist; Pannikin's La Jolla: contributing artist 2008   Charles Bibbs, 626 Gallery at Studio B, Los Angeles, CA: Colors to Life Beautiful Exhibit, in conjunction with Oprah Winnfrey's Color Purple at the Ahmanson; Artwalk 2008, San Diego,CA