I paint intuitively, starting with an idea of colors I want to use and a feeling. Then a memory seems to emerge and become part of the process of building layers of color and texture. This memory is based in places I’ve been, music I’ve heard or experiences I’ve had, especially in nature. Finding colors, textures, shapes and lines that create a harmonious world leads me as I work. Sometimes my work is abstract and sometimes landscape based.
I find that acrylic paint and oil paint mixed with cold wax medium as well as encaustic, pigmented hot wax, allow me to explore my process deeply. All involve building up layers and subtracting from them until the painting feels complete.
I want my paintings to convey a rich, vibrantly colored, visual and tactile experience connected to feelings evoked by the mystery and beauty of life and the passage of time. My process involves discovery: I don’t know all of what will emerge as I paint, and so, I see painting as an act of faith and a way to express and connect.
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