Artist's Statement
Whether I am painting representational pictures or something purely abstract, I want the work to be provocative and stimulating. The surface should be tactile, and active enough to pull the viewer close, like a magnet.
When I paint images my need to understand who I am as a person and the dynamics of the world around me is revealed in some expressive manner.
When my work is abstract, I enter a subconscious world. Where expressive movement and color guide each gesture and shape the work to completion. Here the work is more sublime. Its essence seems to be captured from an endless sea of electronic impulses.
My inspiration comes from diverse artistic styles as well as social and environmental conditions. I am fascinated by history, like the Ancient World with all its mysteries, the Italian Renaissance where so many great artists lived and worked so close to one another, and the Twentieth Century where many innovations and inventions have affected the way we live our lives.
What motivates me is a strong desire to create, to empathize with the world, and find the essence of that experience in some painterly vision.