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| | | Click image for full-size view | | Recent Paintings (2 items)
Abstractionism is a simplification of our daily experience. It’s a visual language where form, color and line exist independently of any reference to the world we live in. I face two opposing forces as I create: representation versus abstraction. I work to leave the “known” out of my paintings and to challenge perception. This is my ultimate goal. I avoid the rational filters in our lives and only rely on my senses to find the solution. If I can engage the viewer for even a few moments then I’m painting in the right direction. |
| | | Collage (5 items)
I’ve become captivated with the process of collage. I’ve incorporated recycled materials such as 35-millimeter negatives along with scanned and reprocessed images of my ancestors. I have included digital images of everyday objects from my life such as a marble, a tin horse, foliage and flowers from my garden. The creative experience of assembling these works is enhanced by the story telling aspect. To circumvent copyright infringement issues I’ve elected to create all my own media printed in the archival inkjet process to ensure longevity against fading.
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| | | | | Materialization Series (12 items)
To materialize is the process to come into perceptible existence, to appear to become actual or real and to be realized or carried out. Each of the twelve paintings is 48X48 and as I see it a progression of its immediate predecessor. Setting out to paint this series was an involved process and an evolution for me. Abstraction is intrinsic by it's very nature. At times I felt I was working on one very long continuous work that had no end. After completing the series I found that the very first and very last painting in the series brought me the most satisfaction. |
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