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Artist Statement

I make paintings. I love color and movement. Sometimes there’s a reference to something recognizable: an imagined place, a mythical character, an animal, an action. Sometimes there’s a more abstract reference to a motion or an emotion. These tend to be more invocation than evocation.

I believe art is an act of communication between artist and viewer. No artwork is really complete without viewers bringing their own experience to their perception of a piece. So, spend time with them, let your mind wander in and around and discover things, ask yourself about a particular mark. What it would feel like to make that mark? What does this color do next to that color? Why do these lines move this way around the canvas? What do the elements on the canvas say to each other? What do you feel when you look into it? Let yourself feel those shapes in the world. Feel the emotions that this painting brings up in you.

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  • Home
    • Portfolios >
      • Ichthyoforms >
        • Axem Horizontalem
        • Blue Fish
        • Bouquet
        • Camouflage
        • Caught
        • Circle
        • Confusion Effect
        • Converge
        • Exiliens
        • Gathering
        • In the Curve
        • Overtake
        • Pigment Patterns
        • Scissors/Fish
        • Sea Grass
        • Spinous Dorsal
        • Sub Aqua
        • Tangle
        • The Whole World
        • Thicket
        • Thrash
        • Triplifish
        • Vestibulum
        • Vortex
      • Inexteriors >
        • Distant Visions
        • Shines on Other Doors and Windows
        • Escape Routes
        • Beyond the Fence
        • Parking Garage: Boston
        • There Are Many Other Legends
        • Barn Window
        • Something There
        • Blue Window
        • Choose Your Path
        • Other Lives
        • Just Beyond
        • All Possible Door
        • Two Point Nine Miles
        • Upon Reflection
        • Domestic Interior
        • Exit
        • Pool
        • Possibilities
        • That Other Road
        • Roof/Tree
        • Water Table
      • Dance of ... >
        • Dance of Alignment
        • Dance of Apprehension
        • Dance of Benevolence
        • Dance of Compassion
        • Dance of Courage
        • Dance of Curiosity
        • Dance of Delight
        • Dance of Delirium
        • Dance of Discernment
        • Dance of Discretion
        • Dance of Disquiet
        • Dance of Euphoria
        • Dance of Gratitude
        • Dance of Impatience
        • Dance of Incredulity
        • Dance of Indecision
        • Dance of Patience
        • Dance of Rejuvenation
        • Dance of Tranquility
      • Composite Rhythms: Works on Paper >
        • Chromophores
        • Another Path
        • Crosshatch (Magenta)
        • Growth Tolerance
        • Hausos 1-4
        • Crosshatch Blues
        • Chromopleths
        • This and That
        • Interlock
        • Hashtag (pink) 1 and 2
        • Turquoise Morning
        • Bravery Series
        • Who's There
      • Figures in Motion >
        • A Little Brittle
        • Always Watching
        • Bypass
        • Flutter
        • Higher Still and Higher
        • It's a Reach
        • Journey
        • Lost the Thread
        • Make Tracks
        • Shards
        • Too Late
        • Wind in Her Sails
        • Strong Nuclear Force
        • Near Miss
        • Rosy-Fingered Dawn
        • Inside, Mothers Are Dancing
        • Lupa
        • Snappers
        • Phoenices
        • See You
        • Influence
        • Kimono
      • Infinite Possibility >
        • Cloud of Possiblities
        • Conduction
        • Hotsy Totsy
        • Induction
        • Saccade
        • Squall
        • Tempest
        • Three Over Two
        • artyopblog
        • Art in Place
      • Small Works & Artwork Under $150
  • About
    • Artist Resume
    • Artist Statement
  • Other Projects
    • Digital Work
    • Books and Illustration
    • Curating >
      • MOMMA
      • A Little Abstracted
    • Writing
  • News
  • Own Art
  • Contact