ARTIST’S STATEMENT
As most
artists, my work portrays a lifetime of experiences. I grew up in West
Texas where I could see the clouds roll in long before they were overhead.
The flatness of the land allowed me to see great distances and feel the
openness of vast space. I encompass this sense of distance and space to
give the viewer more depth into the painting and a strong sense of freedom.
In school,
I excelled in math and science. With math, every problem has a solution.
As with each painting, the solutions are derived from a series of problems.
Years of painting provided the experience necessary to solve painting
problems. With science, each experiment leads to new discoveries. With
each painting, I experiment with design concepts using dynamic symmetry.
Each painting is a new discovery.
The mood
of each painting is determined by my mood at the time as well as the subject
of the painting. My surroundings become the driving force of my art
spirit. I strive for color relationships and harmony. I want the color
harmony to make the viewer feel that all is right with the universe.
Years of
classical violin training play a major roll with my brushwork. I like music
that takes me on a ride from fast and furious to slow and mellow, from happy
to sad, and leaves me invigorated at the end. I have short and long, up and
down, wavy and straight, thin and fat strokes. The variety of my brushwork
adds excitement to my work.
I want the
viewers of my work to feel the same sense of vast spaces that are fresh and
experimental with a strong foundation. Ultimately, I want to take them on
the glorious ride of life itself.
Mentally,
I work through the complexities of life hoping to find the simplicities at
the end.