artist statement
I’m attracted to the beauty of our natural world—in all its shapes, colors, movement and change of seasons. As an intuitive painter, this awe of nature comes through in my work. While painting, I’m always thinking about shapes, lines, color and their interrelationship. I’m searching to see if something dynamic is starting to happen. I like to use commonly found materials in ways other than their intended uses. For example, spray paint over dried popcorn and beans and open weave fabric to create a reverse image. I use acrylics because it allows me to apply translucent and opaque layers. I make marks with chalk, graphite, water pastels and other tools to give my work depth and a little mystery. I explore the elusive quiet within and attempt to move it outwardly. There are fewer layers, my tracks can be seen, there’s a vulnerability. I let the primed canvas show through, I like the openness of it, others might find it disconcerting.  I favor the beauty of a limited palette. My work has a soft, subtle, yet underlying strength. It’s my respect and wonderment for nature in its ever-changing and fleeting moments that I find inspiration and balance in my own life cycle.