Artist Statement/Bio

I am an artist living remotely in Western Massachusetts.  I am primarily an oil painter, but often include variety of processes and mediums in my work. To translate my ideas into preliminary “sketches” I use current digital photographic techniques and software.  Once I have arrived at a composition I feel passionate about, I experiment with black and white Xeroxing to play with scale, and then decide what will deliver the strongest impact. Taking a trip back to my roots as a printmaker, I apply the “sketch” onto my work surface using an acrylic transfer process. I am left with a back and white image on which I establish an initial layer of acrylic color. From here I build up surface with oil paint using traditional techniques.  My process opens up exploration into concept, imagery, and paint application, which allows me to grow and discover along the way.

I aim for transformative compositions that recontextualize the inner structures of the human body and which exposes them in colorful, alluring abstracted landscapes.  These paintings draw the viewer into a thoughtful world where we are asked deep and meaningful questions and where we are shown the exquisite fragility of life.  My newest series of work "Moments of Creation", originally evolves from the idea of a moment in time where thought is transformed into matter, these paintings capture not only the energy of creation but also of decay.  I am fascinated by nature's repeating patterns and see these forms as part of a cosmic language that link humanity to the Divine and that shows our interconnectedness.