I am intrigued by how you can take simple objects or images and juxtapose them to evoke connections and suggest metaphors or even allude at spiritual truths. I strive to paint images that need to be looked at more than once and each time more is discovered. I want the viewer to consider the possible relationships of the scenes and objects. There is no overt meaning and although the painting might seem on the surface disparate and broken there is a continuity to be discovered. I found the broken look of collage appealing as a compositional construct because it requires the viewer’s interpretation to become whole. Meanings emerge as the viewer draws from personal references. Like piecing together a puzzle, there is a process of discovery. Scenes, people and objects combine into a moment. A moment where similarities and connotations are explored. I feel that certain images and objects can have universal implications when combined. Mysteries surface that I believe are universally relevant. Like Love, mercy, compassion, tolerance, truth, restoration, transformation, unity, sacrifice, and healing. In an art world which often seeks to deface and explore suffering, and in an age when savagery is assumed and suspicion inflicts, I chose to direct attention to how or when those things are overcome. I focus on those concepts that inspire positive change and seek to celebrate those traits in humanity that elevate the soul. Because I believe that what you chose to focus on can define or even become your reality. Art is for me a process of exploring commonalities to find a modern composition for universally relevant truths.
I use oil, alkyd resin, pencil and gesso on wood panel.
