ABOUT MY WORK
"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way...things I had no words for." Georgia O'Keefe
I rarely have a preconceived idea of how I want a painting to turn out. I usually work directly on a canvas, without a planned diagram or a pre-sketch. I begin with layers and layers of thin, transparent Golden acrylic paint over a textured background. Texture is created using gesso, which is poured on and spread over the canvas using any number of tools to texturize it - my favorite is an old wire hairbrush that makes lots of grooves and crevices for the paint to pool into. Each layer dries before the next is put down, which makes for transparent colors that shine through each other luminously. Then I embark on the scenery, like a landscape with a foreboding weather pattern - the horizon dotted with winged creatures, flowers, animals and other oddities. Each piece is like putting together a puzzle. I use photo images, image transfers, metal leafing, various bits of paper and fabric, vintage stamps, magazine clippings, thread, and other items to add to the puzzle. I use Golden Gel Medium for archival purposes.
I am sometimes criticized for being too cluttered, but I suppose I am just following the direction of my subconscious. I am certainly not a minimalist, or even close. I don't tend to follow rules - we aren't here on the planet long enough to worry about sticking to someone else's rules when it comes to art.
Art is that which stirs passion. It sets passion into motion and inspires one to think, to act, to react. Art makes us take notice. It can evoke happiness, sadness, fear, or anger. It speaks to us and brings to the surface that which would otherwise lie dormant in the minds of creators. Art is whatever you make it.
For ease in scrolling through the images, run your cursor over each image and use the arrow at the bottom. To zoom in, click on the image and if the zoom feature is possible for that image, it will enlarge in a new page.
I rarely have a preconceived idea of how I want a painting to turn out. I usually work directly on a canvas, without a planned diagram or a pre-sketch. I begin with layers and layers of thin, transparent Golden acrylic paint over a textured background. Texture is created using gesso, which is poured on and spread over the canvas using any number of tools to texturize it - my favorite is an old wire hairbrush that makes lots of grooves and crevices for the paint to pool into. Each layer dries before the next is put down, which makes for transparent colors that shine through each other luminously. Then I embark on the scenery, like a landscape with a foreboding weather pattern - the horizon dotted with winged creatures, flowers, animals and other oddities. Each piece is like putting together a puzzle. I use photo images, image transfers, metal leafing, various bits of paper and fabric, vintage stamps, magazine clippings, thread, and other items to add to the puzzle. I use Golden Gel Medium for archival purposes.
I am sometimes criticized for being too cluttered, but I suppose I am just following the direction of my subconscious. I am certainly not a minimalist, or even close. I don't tend to follow rules - we aren't here on the planet long enough to worry about sticking to someone else's rules when it comes to art.
Art is that which stirs passion. It sets passion into motion and inspires one to think, to act, to react. Art makes us take notice. It can evoke happiness, sadness, fear, or anger. It speaks to us and brings to the surface that which would otherwise lie dormant in the minds of creators. Art is whatever you make it.
For ease in scrolling through the images, run your cursor over each image and use the arrow at the bottom. To zoom in, click on the image and if the zoom feature is possible for that image, it will enlarge in a new page.
