Artist Statement

2010

My paintings are created as reactions to incidents, conversations, or dreams. I find great inspiration from nature, particularly the different texture of natural objects, and I enjoy superimposing shapes of both natural and artificial origin. I am most comfortable in the abstractions, but my abstractions are connected to something real and the titles are clues for what they may be.

I work in oil paints primarily on arches watercolor paper. I begin each painting with an idea in mind, yet this idea may change as the image or textures send me in another direction. The paint is applied thickly at the start. Once the painting is dry I rub, sand or scrape to change the texture and then apply thinner layers of paints.

Thank you for your interest.