This body of work confronts the conflicting feelings I experience about the suburban environment that I live in. I investigate neighborhoods full of successful individuals who use outward appearances to express their achievement. The lawns and shrubbery that surround their property speaks to the perceived perfections of the owners' lives. In the landscapes I isolate elements, such as a mailbox, a trash can, or a tree, to capture the sterility and loneliness the suburbs can produce. The promise of an idyllic lifestyle filled with beauty, friendship, and security is not always found at the end of the cul de sac. I am a participant in the suburban environment, yet my paintings I take on the role of observer, removing myself from the scene in search of a more objective perspective. The white spaces within the picture plane can be interpreted as the emptiness of daily life as well as the loss of purpose that confronts individuals. This body of work has forced me to confront my identity as wife, mother and artist.

Meg aubrey was born in suburban Massachusetts and raised in Warwich Rhode Island. She has a BFA in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design and has freelanced extensively for publishers in Boston and New York, including Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin, and Scholastic Books. She has illustrated many classic children's tales such as "Sarah, Plain, and Tall" as well as several hard cover picture book. Meg currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia and is a MFA candidate a Savannah College of Art and Design. Her current body of work deals with the suburban environment she grew up in and continues to reside in.