Artist Statement

I paint to explore ideas and certain themes consistently capture my attention … solitude, wabi sabi (impermanence, imperfection, incompleteness) and openness and neutrality...the middle ground. 

Each painting feels a bit like a road trip, a little adventure. I have a loose sense of direction with an openness to new experiences and ideas along the way to an unknown destination.

Typically, I start with wild, bright, clear colors in masses of shape, line and texture and then range back and forth, layer upon layer, between loud and quiet, excess and restraint, chaos and calm responding to what emerges to finally “find” the finished piece.

Nature in general, landscape and skyscape in particular, inform the structure and aesthetic of my paintings. I find that despite all of nature’s complexity and chaos, there is an underlying simplicity and rhythm to it. Day, night, dusk, dawn. The seasons. The weather. The masses of color and texture - sky, land, sea. Decay and rebirth. I’ve noticed I seem to search for a similar balance of simplicity and complexity in my paintings and in my life.

This all said, paintings become reflections and projections of the painter and the viewer, and these pieces are very much open to your personal interpretation and experience. See what you see and feel what you feel. Thank you for your interest.