I am fascinated by the capacity of paint to configure into shapes which replicate organic, microscopic, molecular formations. Everything we see is made of tiny atoms or particles, which combine with other particles to become a “something.” Thoughts have energetic components. I am particularly involved with the idea of how a thought forms, by joining with another thought and then another, becoming a “thought process.” I use abstraction to symbolize thought. Thoughts lead to actions, actions become habits, and habits become customs. If you could change one thought within a sequence – interrupt a thought pattern, this might allow us a different choice, versus a habitual expression of the same behavior, allowing more of an action of CHOICE to result vs. an expression of the same behavior.
I paint bigger canvas surfaces and then extract sections of painted areas which to me represent a particular emotion, thought, or aspect of a mind set. Sometimes, I will construct a “thought pattern” or story piece from parts or pieces of various bigger paintings. These help me to communicate the essence of the moment I am trying to capture. It is as in life – if you add or subtract a particular person from the “picture,” the entire energetic of the resulting mix of people or flow of a situation will be different.
My art also deals with the phenomenon of living within a state of constant flux and change. Everyone acts and reacts differently to this reality which we all share as human beings. I have studied the psychology of how each person attempts to have some sort of “control” in life. “Action Painting” works particularly well when expressing how the interjection of a person into an existing circumstance affects it’s outcome. The box shape helps to “isolate an aspect” of a thought form, and recognize it’s power as a part of a mind set.
My body of work is a visual representation of my exploration into these ideas. In the HIGH SPIRITS SERIES I deal primarily with the Object of connection or desire. In the RITES OF PASSAGE SERIES I am concerned with Process, and in the CREATION SERIES I focus on the dynamic of the Catharsis, which is the precursor to all action or change.Click here to edit this page.