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A Note from the Artist
People have often made the comment that my art doesn’t follow a particular style or format; they intone that this is something I must fix. I can not! As an artist I see the world around me in many lights and from different angles. I am a ‘multilingual’ artist; it is my privilege to interpret what I witness into a language that best describes it to the world. What I see can be happy and peaceful, but it can also be edgy and potentially dangerous. In some paintings I add texture that is soft and flowing, at other times my method is thick and gritty. I love modeling with acrylic and encaustic and I revel in oil’s sensuous depth of color. I also encounter ideas that need to be expressed in three dimensions and I have a love affair with sculpture which I long to indulge more often. When the materials, technique and subject matter engage, there is rhythmic grace. A true work of art speaks.
The most faithful component in all my paintings and mixed media creations is my authentic self and my relationship with God, the ultimate Creator. It thrills me that I can experience creative expression with the One who started it all. My thoughts become articulate through my art, just as I hear His voice with the most clarity through the visual world. I hope when you look at my work, you will hear my voice in accompaniment to His.
I want my work to interest you and cause you to think of your view of the world. Many times people have looked at one of my paintings and described how it personally spoke to them. Different interpretations have been expressed about the same painting! This is what art does. It gets the conversation going. As the artist I may start the conversation, but as the viewer you can build on it or take it in a whole new direction. This is what makes art so valuable and so personal. It may be my painting or sculpture, but it can just as easily be completely yours.
As my work changes and my view of the world expands, I hope my art will continue to challenge and give reprieve. I don’t want to be one of the birds sitting endlessly on the wire. I want to fly. Come with me – let’s fly!
2 February 2007 |