Exploring Life Unseen

Monday, November 2, 2020

Painting in 2021

While waiting for our new house to be built and keeping busy through pandemic year 1. One for several paintings and the processes of getting to the finished products.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Last year I was lucky to meet an artist in the lobby of an Artsy hotel who was teaching how to paint with ink on a silk scarf. I told him I was an artist with no fear of color so he let me use as many of his colors as I wanted and left me alone for an hour. It was amazing! The ink flows and moves so freely. I would like to do it again sometime.

Process of Green Painting

Here is another painting that has evolved as I worked on it. The dominant green has a calming effect.

Process of a Painting

As I work on a piece, my initial thought of what it will look like ususlly morphs into something slightly different. This time my painting decided that it had been upside down the whole time I was working on it. I get into a strange focused mental state and take my painting to where it wants to go.

Artist Statement:

As long as I can remember, I have been an artist, following in my mother's footsteps. For me it is all about how a person views the world and the beauty within it. In my work, I try to show beauty in simple organic images and shapes and use instinct rather than calculated decisions on placement of forms.

My work in all media, has common themes and feelings. I like to create movement, flow, emotion and tension. Color and color combinations play a very important role for me and I tend to use warm tones far more frequently than cool tones. I like organic forms and textures and like to see beauty in things that are overlooked like a leaf, a rock, some sand or even dirt. I remember filling my pockets with rocks in the summer and leaves in the fall when I was very young. I just couldn't resist. I want to pull the viewer into the painting or photograph and feel something, whether it is joyful or sad. Instead of showing the viewer something new, my goal is to show the ordinary in a different light. For me, that experience slows down my day for just a moment and gives me a new appreciation. Art is about that moment.