Painting is a passion that seems to fulfill a deep need to create something driven by visual, mental, and emotional sensation. It’s a process I find equally satisfying and challenging since it encompasses all my senses as I uncover a piece of work.
My paintings' beginnings and endings are always a mystery to me as they’re sort of an unfolding intuitive exploration. They may start as one concept and may end as an entirely different creature. I'm always amazed at this process as it unfolds. To me, my paintings are an excavation, a revelation via discovering something…perhaps some visual memory, or some evidence of something familiar, some beautiful accident or a piece of found art, or a thread of something organic in nature. I’m inspired by things like decaying buildings, a peeling wall, aged patina, erosion, moss, found objects, metal, worn wood, ravaged stone, the sky, a storm, the perfect shade of this or that color. Some of my paintings unfold quickly, while others may take weeks and months of tweaking and digging and wondering and playing.
I'm drawn to abstract / non-objective works because of their ability to evoke feelings and emotions that aren't necessarily meant to be understood or directly tied to something specific or direct. Rather, an abstract painting's evocative capabilities are truly subjective to each person's lens. I find the unique, experiential nature of abstract paintings fascinating, mysterious, and gratifying.
I hope you enjoy some of my work, and if you have any feedback or questions - please don't hesitate to get in touch. Thanks for stopping by!