I find my muse and meditations in the color and movement of the paint as it rises in three dimensions—seeing the pieces as “Objects” rather than two-dimensional “Windows”.  I construct a shaped canvas for each piece, but while dimensionality certainly contributes to the overall feeling of the work, my intention is focused more on creating an interesting surface for the expression of color than any sculptural outcome.

I suppose technically my paintings would be called abstract, although I’m not fond of that description. “Abstract” doesn’t express the process or intention of my work, as I’m not abstracting anything when I paint.  I seek an intuitive criteria and expression in the tension of the complex play of elements: dimension, color, texture, motion, light.

The paintings exist unto themselves—resonant, elemental creations—like interesting rocks you might find on a beach, formed by the forces that act upon them at the time of their creation. In the end, I allow that they serve as mirrors, reflecting and invoking the viewer’s own subjective experiences, narrative, and visceral response.