ARTIST STATEMENT
“I enjoy giving new life to older materials, leaving only a fragment of their original state. I also enjoy combining those materials with photographs from my current, daily life. Each painting feels like a diary entry for me – a reflection on a memory, a record of an experience from my day, or an expression of an emotion.”
I strive to create dialogue and play between the collage materials and photographs and the fluidity and opacity of paint. Remnants of recognizable imagery appear and disappear in my work, as the materials are washed and worn by layers of paint. I do not hold back when using color in my work. I love how each hue evokes a different feeling or message and how the colors and gestures work together to complete the expression.
Each painting incorporates acrylic paint, collage and a variety of mixed media. All of the collage materials are adhered with an archival medium. There is a rich history to the surface of my work. This is a direct result of building up, and subsequently removing, selective layers during the creative process.