Compositions

Regardless of the media or style, the work of an artist could be considered as a snapshot capturing the thought in the mind of the artist at the moment the artist obtains satisfaction in the creative process. Satisfaction with a piece does not necessarily mean completion of the creative process as the resultant piece often begets a desire to explore a particular aspect or idea derived from the previous piece.

My projects often begin with a variably triggered, non-objective visual idea for which I feel a compulsive creative energy to translate into a physical object, usually on canvas. My work demands the mustering of a great deal of my intellectual concentration to accomplish this task. Determining the juxtaposition of forms, either organic or geometric, in my compositions is like creating pieces of a puzzle and fitting them together. My creative process moves through an evolution of form, texture, line, and color in which I perceive each element craving a compositional pose. Finding the order in which to assemble and balance the pieces to make them "comfortable" or "comfortably uncomfortable" with each other in a workable composition is the challenge. Currently in the execution of my creative process, I incorporate tactile surface elements in compositions using a variety of textural materials (i.e. canvas, modeling compounds, screening materials, cloth, canvas cutouts/extrusions, etc.) that seem to induce a desire in my viewers to physically touch. Changing emphasis on the elements in my projects allows me a path for exploration as well as freedom from a formulaic personal style.

Generally, in my work there is nothing intentionally recognizable or unrecognizable. Without creating terminology, I would simply call it non-objective both in form and thought. In analyzing my process and product, I believe I am making a personal effort to not comment or react to things, places, or events in the frenetic world surrounding all of us. This does not mean I never uncover a note to self in my work. Rather for my viewer, I hope to create an interesting respite from a ubiquitous cacophony. I invite viewers to engage in a simple sensing experience without a requirement to quantify, justify, or categorize.

Portraits, Objects, and Oddities

Whimsy

Whimsy