In my abstract work, I generally like to explore textures of various kinds, fabrics, burlap, pumice, ashes, paper, and a variety of media- acrylic, ink, charcoal, prisma-colors, oils, oil pastel, acrylic media. Fabric, especially, often exudes sensual qualities that I find attractive. The challenge of abstract work is producing coherence out of chaos. My work often borrows elements of nature and landscape to provide a sense of familiarity even as the explicit painting is non-objective. The process of creating a painting, whether abstract or figurative, is always developmental. I seldom begin a piece with a definite idea of what the end will look like. Usually I start with a feeling, an idea, an image, maybe an attraction to a particular color. Sometimes pieces take weeks to develop and reach a conclusion; sometimes just hours.

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mixed media on canvas,
48 x 22"
2008

mixed media on canvas,
36 x 48"
2008

mixed media on canvas,
36 x 48"
2008

mixed media on canvas,
36 x 48"
2008

mixed media on illustration board,
24 x 28"
2008

mixed media on canvas,
44 x 50"
April 2006

mixed media on board,
36 x 60"
March 2007

mixed media on board,
36 x 60"
March 2007

mixed media on board
36 x 60"
March 2007

mixed media on board,
24 x 36"

mixed media on board,
24 x 36"