artist's statement

In 2001, I began sculpting to entertain my right brain while working in left brain environments, finding my way back to art, a childhood interest, and sculpting was my first artistic choice.

In 2005, I moved on to painting. Being self-taught, my training is using keen observation and problem solving skills. I am not reaching for a particular style since I consider myself a process painter on a very personal journey. For me, painting is an act of experimentation in points of time. I move from minimalism to graphic abstraction or linger in raw process. I obscure dialogue, shapes, marks, or numbers within multiple layers of texture, using specific colors. I plow or quietly step through color fields toward a temporary conclusion, and enjoy the discovery process when expression is in an illusive state. I rarely consider any paintings finished because they are always a layer away from being done. I am attracted to the beauty of abandoned and dilapidated urban architecture as they create interesting landscapes and, they remind me of the human story in the aging process.