Artist Statement
My art is all about the intuitive interaction of lines and colors creating imagery that is both abstract and reminiscent of objects from life while enveloping you in a realm of possible interpretations and emotions. 

​​My drawing and painting process is an active and intuitive one layering colors and lines and letting them transform the work instead of me setting up a blue print for how the composition is to look. Therefore, I have to listen to and decipher what the lines and colors are trying to tell me. Instead of plug in, grind out, draw and color, I am making meaningful marks that require exploration and trust. I suspend judgment and engage in a dialogue that asks what I can learn and interpret from the process.

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The process has to have an element of play and freedom for me to be open to the feelings and images. It is also can be physically intense applying and moving marks and color around the surface.  When I look at my work and interact with it, I often see new and different things and wonder how they appeared. Was it consciously or unconsciously? If the mystery can't be solved, then I know I was deep in the process. That is how I know I am on the right path and being authentic in my work.

Often, the work will tell me when it is finished, and I listen and honor it. If I don't, I can run the risk of ruining the image and mood by overworking and overthinking it. I have to trust the process and surrender to it. In the surrender, the true artwork is created

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Art should be timeless in its message and will teach us when we are ready to be engaged and transported by it.​​​​ I hope my artwork will speak to you and invite you to embrace new possibilities for a more personal connection to yourself. 

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