Artist Statement

 

My art deals with color and geometric shapes that create variation and movement on the painting's surface.

A flattened visual field with large light and dark shapes are used as a basis for color exploration.

The paint is applied with brush marks that are spotted on and overlaid with marks to achieve a vibrancy and saturation of color.

Juxtaposed to these areas are one or more stripes, either put along the edge of the work or through the color field. This softens the large shapes and creates an interaction that develops an awareness of the overall painting surface, and offers contrast to the composition.  

These ideas evolved through the influences of various methods from Impressionism through minimalism, with the concentration of limited space and surface importance inspired by the New York Abstract Expressionist Movement.

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