Vision happens in the mind, not in the eyes. [Marc Maurer]

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Light Touch


My artwork is usually unplanned, spontaneously conceived. I borrow from the details and rhythms of nature, and am fascinated by how these elements are metaphors for parts of the self and life's truths and lessons. Tempera and chalk pastel are my preferred media; I love them because they are gritty and soft, pure and vibrant.

In this age of reducing, reusing and recycling, I am often most satisfied when I consume little. Recently, my main mode of working is to deconstruct stored artworks that are without resolve and make them into something new.