Nothing makes me feel so alive, so safe, so at peace with myself as to be surrounded by, immersed in, nature. From the solitude and freedom of the landscape I am able to express those most positive feelings toward life that can easily be doubted in other circumstances. I bring these feelings to the painting process--first to the sketches, then to the realized paintings. Each act of painting is an act of magic performed before my very eyes!
The painting process is a dance of deliberation between well-considered choices and happy accidents which together allow unconscious, unnamed thoughts and feelings to become visual. It is instinctive that the compositions are simplified, centered; and so, are usually composed on a perpendicular format. This compositional device brings instant stability, a sense of balance, and a safe place from which to begin contemplation. Composition is the skeleton; color the muscle. The color is chosen for meaning, for impact on the senses. Each layer of color provides a history of the process, yet only the final and direct expression dominates.
Each painting is a solitary, articulate message from my soul. The completed paintings become mirrors which reflect the intuitions and emotions brought to them by the viewer.
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