I am interested in abstraction – in paring down objects to their simplest forms. A train trip across the country as well as spending part of each year in New Orleans have played a large part in my current choice of subject matter: the architectural smorgasbord that is found around every corner of New Orleans and the treasured gardens offer a fantastic array of shapes and colors and viewing the shapes of buildings and of nature from a speeding AMTRAK train offer the same. The challenge, however, is to find the essence of each object and/or the parts of a whole that are often overlooked. I try to accomplish this through the use of patterns or by limiting my color palette; or by paying close attention to differences. For me, adding and subtracting, applying layers and textures, and then hunting for hidden interlocking patterns is where the excitement lies.
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Green Hills
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Roof Tops
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Up on the Hill
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Til The Cows Come Home
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The Back of the House
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Soup's On
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One of several
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Night Falls
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Industrial Sweep
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My visual language is the culmination of years of working with a variety of materials and techniques and the development of a process that adheres to certain principals and ideas but is flexible enough to welcome accidents and take advantage of mistakes. Throughout the entire process, from beginning to end, I am conscious of the power of differences (small shapes beside larger shapes; the play of dark alongside light; scrubbed or sketchy, areas juxtaposed to flat, solid areas of color).