paint from a place of mystery. My paintings and drawings are records of times and places from inner experience. They are not planned, they are not about thought or intent. They are products of the process of allowing my knowledge and experience as a painter and as a human being to express itself. This is a process of trust, of being in the process only, without concern for controlling the outcome. I seldom see where a piece is going until the final brush stroke or line is down.
I see line, rhythm and movement as the elements most important for me in my work. Drawing remains the most natural process for me.
After a lifetime as an artist I see all of the work I have ever done being synthesized into a description of pure expression through movement and memory. I love dancing with the paint . The joy for me is seeing things that I have never seen before- small passages of paint interacting with canvas and other paint and line and motion. It is the excitement and power of the experience that moves me. The process feels like music to me. My goal is to allow the painting to sing and have its own voice. This is why each piece is so unique. They are individual songs. They are not about meaning, but are about mystery.
