Artist Statement

As an artist I have found that process is a fundamental part of my work. In practice this means that I might have ideas about where my work is going, but often the physical process of the work informs what actually happens in my studio. I usually work on several bodies of work concurrently and the various bodies of work inform or cross-pollinate each other. The three specific bodies of work that I am working on concurrently: Works on Paper, Urban Landscapes/Mixed Media and Landscape with Ellipse.

Urban Landscapes/Mixed Media: The overall title of this series may change but the work itself continues to be a study of color, rhythm and shape, large and small ellipses overlapping and breaking up hard-edged color. Many of the pieces are large in scale, designed to stand alone or combine with another piece (or pieces) to form a larger scale diptych or triptych. A top coat of industrial, high-gloss resin seals the painting with a mirror-like finish, intensifying the underlying colors and textures.