Process of Becoming
Art, in all its forms, is a reflection of who we are as a people. Art persists, in spite of everything, in its relevance and necessity. In short, it’s good for us.
Art can reflect all that is good and all that is lacking in this life. It provides timelines and connections, observations and critical commentary. For me, the creative process offers a unique opportunity to seek equilibrium, beauty, and joy, while embracing the imperfections of what it means to be human. Practicing art is practicing living.
I am an abstract artist working as a painter, printmaker, and collagist. My work explores color relationships; color as structure; and the tension between stability and instability. Using the grid as the underlying foundation, the paintings begin with an arrangement of squares and rectangles moving across the picture plane creating rhythms and movement in time and space. Color determines the mood and dimension of each work. Admittedly, I fall in love with color and surrender to its expressive power. I feel color as much as I see it. When people say they love the color in my work, I know it is making an impact and connecting on a personal level.
My paintings develop over time through “call and response,” where the history of its making is essential to the gestalt. There is no quick, direct route to arriving at a resolution or fullness of being. Give and take are part and parcel to the process where loss can feel acute, but necessary for growth. And always present is the artist’s hand, which lives and breathes in every brushstroke.
Behind all of the work is my appreciation of music and handmade traditions. The structure of Jazz offers a great metaphor for my method of working. The grid represents the through-line; the “call and response” is the improvisation—allowing change to happen, taking risks, but never losing a connection to the foundation. For me, every painting is its own journey where the “process of becoming” is the essence of the work.