My work reflects my attraction to wide-open spaces, and the
transitional variations of layered color found stacked within these large
expanses.
Using only a palette knife, my language is a time-intensive process of putting
down thin layers of paint over a textural surface. I organize, disrupt and
balance the forms with subdued color, distilling my encounters into visual
experiences. My compositions are defined by horizontal structures based on
color and mass. They are stabilized by either opposing pressure found above and
below a single “horizon” line, or by stacked and weighted bands of soft
pulsating color.
I begin each composition with a small study on paper; at this stage, my
intuitive spontaneity is key. When my process leads me to a finished study, 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 do not decide in advance what I will be painting or
what kind of experience the painting will be. But in the act of resolving each
painting, the piece truly becomes a real and unique experience. I seek to
solidify what this experience is, not to identify it to something already
known. My intention can be measured in the layers of paint by what was
originally put down and how it is then covered up.
It is the
self-reflection as revealed in the outcome of my work that interests me most.
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