Statement

Over the last few decades, I have concentrated on capturing the power, energy, and movement of nature through abstract painting that shifts the gaze between color-rich layers, heaving surfaces, and undulating organic shapes. My immersion in and through the art world cuts an intellectually curious route to a deeply emotional level that allows the process and materials to define the path to the ultimate form. Building up multiple tiers of colors and then scraping paint away reveals rich textures, surprising tones, and lyrical patterns that define the image.

My process of constructing a painting—from substrate to ground to surface—resembles an archeological dig in reverse.  I start with the accumulation of pigment and media and follow with the deconstruction of the original tiers of colors.  Alternating between adding shapes and elements and scraping through the saturated stratums I uncover the very history of the progression. I seek the surprise of the found forms within this newly revealed history

Close, fascinating observations of nature provide the gateway of discovery within the creative process and the creative consideration. My work does not copy nature. Instead, it propels the emergence of an organic sense of nature that invites in-depth viewing and prompts many references. I seek to express wonder filtered through deep appreciation and formal considerations as the work morphs into being. My innate drive to seek, to evolve, and to explore concepts, processes, and materials arouses interest and intensifies passion.

When evolving an image, I play with scale and explore mixed media’s impact. My work ranges from intimate-sized oil-on-paper to large-scale panels fabricated of diverse mediums that span over 10 feet. The visual descriptions run the gamut from muscular and brawny to delicate and sinewy. 

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The paintings command the space where they are placed and connect to onlookers in deep and profound ways.