My work reflects my attraction to wide-open spaces. In this
series of paintings, I obsess over the feel of the skies, the bands of lines
making up the horizon, and the space that connects the two.
Using only a palette knife, my language is a methodical process
of putting down layers of paint over a textural surface. I organize, disrupt and
balance the forms with subdued color distilling my encounters into visual
experiences.
I begin each composition with a small study on paper; at this stage, my
intuitive spontaneity is key. Only when my process leads me to a finished piece
do I record in my notebook the color recipes, the development of the color
application, and the measurements for each change in the composition. The final
painting then takes on a different course of ordered and conscious specificity,
in an attempt to capture what was found in the study, completing a process that
is directed by chance and intention.
I am not a symbolist – I don’t decide in advance on what I’ll be painting or
what kind of experience the painting will be. But in the act of painting, each
piece truly becomes a real and unique experience.
It is the
idea of self-reflection as revealed in the outcome of my work that interests me
most.
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